General Information
Figure 1 shows a single-track railway reinforced concrete through-arch bridge.
![Reinforced concrete through-arch bridge over a river.](bridges/arch-bridges/bridge-1/1-arch-bridge.jpg)
Number of spans | 2 |
Main span | ≅ 43 m | Arch rise | ≅ 7 m |
Deck width | ≅ 4 m |
Suspenders
Figure 2 shows a side view of a main span.
![Suspenders of a reinforced concrete through-arch bridge](bridges/arch-bridges/bridge-1/2-main-span.jpg)
The suspenders are made of reinforced concrete.
The suspenders are marked in figure 3.
![Suspenders layout of a reinforced concrete through-arch bridge](bridges/arch-bridges/bridge-1/3-suspenders.jpg)
The distance s between suspenders D and E is the shortest.