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The 19 pages that link to Cable-stayed bridge, each with the reason it gives.

• Suspension bridgeCompared with: Its direct tower-to-deck cables create a different load path from suspension bridge hangers.

• Arch bridgeCompared with: Its cable-and-tower system provides an alternative for long spans without an arch.

• CatenaryCompared with: Its cables’ geometry differs from the hanging main cable of a suspension bridge.

• Bridge pierCompared with: Cable-stayed spans can reduce the need for supports in the water below.

• Bridge towerCompared with: Its towers support individual stays, unlike suspension-bridge towers that carry main cables.

• ViaductCompared with: Cable stays can replace repeated piers where long clear spans are needed.

• Main cableCompared with: Unlike a suspension bridge, it has no main cable carrying separate vertical suspenders.

• Bridge anchorageCompared with: Its stay cables transfer forces to towers, so it generally avoids suspension-bridge end anchorages.

• George Washington BridgeCompared with: Its direct tower-to-deck cables differ from the GWB’s suspended decks.

• Trestle bridgeCompared with: Its towers and cables replace the repeated ground-reaching frames used by trestles.