General Information
Figure 1 shows a cable-stayed bridge that is used by motorcycles, bicycles and pedestrians.
![Cable-stayed bridge over a river.](bridges/cable-stayed-bridges/bridge-6/1-cable-stayed-bridge.jpg)
Type | Single-span cable-stayed bridge |
Main span | ≅ 125 m |
Deck width | ≅ 1.5 m |
Girder | Steel twin I-girder |
Pylon | Reinforced concrete (A-longitudinal shaped) |
Stay cable arrangement | Radial (two cable planes) |
Coating
Figure 2 shows a stay cable in the main span region.
![Coated stay cable and coated U-bolt clamps.](bridges/cable-stayed-bridges/bridge-6/2-stay-cable.jpg)
Stay cable and U-bolt clamps are coated with grease.
Figure 3 shows the anchorage region.
![Anchorage region.](bridges/cable-stayed-bridges/bridge-6/4-stay-cables-anchorage-connection.jpg)
Stay cables, turnbuckles, additional cables, and U-bolt clamps are coated with grease. Two coated turnbuckles are shown in figure 4.
![Two turnbuckles coated with grease.](bridges/cable-stayed-bridges/bridge-6/5-coated-turnbuckles.jpg)
The coat layer is about 5 mm thick.
Figure 5 shows the bottom sector of the anchorage region.
![Cables embedded in concrete.](bridges/cable-stayed-bridges/bridge-6/6-stay-cables-anchorage-connection.jpg)
The additional cables are embedded in concrete. Non-coated cable regions near the concrete surface are noticeable.