The cable-stayed bridge, like the suspension bridge, supports the roadway with massive steel cables, but in a different way. The cables run directly from the roadway up to a tower, forming a ...

The bridge in Guizhou province, China, will be nearly twice as high as the Eiffel Tower and have the largest span in a mountainous region.

Compared to suspension bridges, cable-stayeds require less cable, can be constructed out of identical pre-cast concrete sections, and are faster to build. The result is a cost-effective bridge ...