A cable-stayed bridge is a type of bridge that has one or more towers, from which cables support the bridge deck. A distinctive feature is the presence of cables or stays, which run directly from the
The Changtai Yangtze River Bridge in Jiangsu province, China has a main span of 1,176 metres (3,858 ft), the world's longest cable-stayed bridge span as of 2026.
Øresund Bridge from Malmö to Copenhagen in Sweden and Denmark
Chain-stayed bridge by the Renaissance polymath Fausto Veranzio, from 1595/1616. Prior to industrial manufacture of heavy wire rope (steel cable), suspended or stayed bridges were firstly constructed with linked rods (chain).
Abdoun Bridge, Amman, Jordan, example of an extradosed bridge
The Øresund Bridge or Öresund Bridge is a combined railway and motorway cable-stayed bridge across the Øresund strait between Denmark and Sweden. It is the second longest bridge in Europe and combines
Cable-stayed bridge
…Millau Viaduct in France and Sunshine Skyway Bridge in Florida. The double arrangement places pairs of columns on both sides of the deck. Examples: Øresund Bridge between Denmark and Sweden, and Zolotoy Bridge in Russia. The portal is similar to the double arrangement but has a third member connecting the tops…
Aerial view looking from the Danish side, September 2015
The Øresund Tunnel passing under the Drogden channel
Main span, vertical clearance is 57 m (187 ft)
The Øresund Bridge. Copenhagen in the foreground. An aircraft is seen landing at Copenhagen Airport