Cable-stayed

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The cable stayed bridge has sloped cables that typically connect to the deck, pass over the tower, and connect to the deck at an end point symmetrical to the start point. The further from the tower, the more the cable slopes. This results in a "balanced" bridge that does not need at high tension anchor but does have most of it's load on the towers.

The name probably comes from sailing vessels, where the fore-aft lines that hold the mast vertical are called "stays". If the bridge deck were the vessels deck, and the bridge tower the vessels mast, then the cables of the bridge would resemble the mast stays. Never mind the function is practically reversed! The bridge tower supports the deck with the cables - while the vessels lines hold the mast in place.

Like a suspension bridge, the cable-stayed bridge uses cables an towers to support the deck. But while they can be confused and might look similar with lots of spidery cables and tall towers, structurally they are quite different.

6th Street North Viaduct (Milwaukee County, Wisconsin)
Built 2002; Replaced, in part, the 1908 6th Street Viaduct
Cable-stayed bridge over St Paul Avenue and Canadian Pacific RR on N 6th Street in Milwaukee
Open to traffic

6th Street South Viaduct (Milwaukee County, Wisconsin)
Built 2002; Replaced, in part, the 1908 6th Street Viaduct
Cable-stayed bridge over Canadian Pacific RR on S 6th Street in Milwaukee
Open to traffic

Abraham Lincoln Bridge I-65 North (Jefferson County, Kentucky)
Completed 2016
Cable-stayed bridge over Ohio River on I-65 North
Open to traffic December 2015

Arthur J. DiTommaso Memorial Bridge (Worcester County, Massachusetts)
Built 2002
Cable-stayed bridge over Nashua River, MBTA Fitchburg Line, & Ravine on 5th Street/Harvard Street in Fitchburg
Open to traffic

Arthur J. Ravenel Jr. Bridge (Charleston County, South Carolina)
Built 2005, replacing the John P Grace and Silas S Pearman bridges
Cable-stayed bridge over Cooper River on US 17
Open to traffic

Audubon Bridge (Pointe Coupee Parish, Louisiana)
Built 2011
Cable-stayed bridge over Mississippi River on LA 10
Open to all traffic

Baker River Bridge (Whatcom County, Washington)
Built 1998
Cable-stayed bridge over Baker River on pedestrian pathway
Open to pedestrians only

Barton Creek Bridge (Erath County, Texas)
Built 1890 by Runyon Bridge Co., bypassed and abandoned in 1924
Abandoned bridge over Barton Creek on CR 119
Abandoned and severly deterioriated

Bayou Black Bridge (Terrebonne Parish, Louisiana)
Built 1945
Swing bridge over Bayou Black on Carroll Street in Gibson
Demolished.

Benton City - Kiona Bridge (Benton County, Washington)
Built 1957
Cable-stayed bridge over Yakima River on WA 225
Open to traffic

Big Indian Creek Suspension Bridge (Floyd County, Indiana)
Cable-stayed bridge over Big Indian Creek on a private driveway
Open to traffic

Bill Emerson Memorial Bridge (Cape Girardeau County, Missouri)
Opened to traffic Dec. 13, 2003, replacing the old Cape Girardeau Bridge
Cable-stayed bridge over the Mississippi River connecting MO 34 and IL 146 at Cape Girardeau
Open to four-lane traffic

Blackbird Creek Bridge (New Castle County, Delaware)
Built 1925
Lost Cable-stayed bridge over Blackbird Creek
No longer exists

Bluff Dale Suspension Bridge (Erath County, Texas)
Built 1890 by the Runyon Bridge Co.; relocated 1934
Cable-stayed bridge over Puluxy River on CR 149 (Berry's Creek Road)
Doomed

Bob Kerrey Pedestrian Bridge (Douglas County, Nebraska)
Opened 2008 to bicycle and foot traffic only
Cable-stayed bridge over Missouri River on bike trail (next to a national park service building) in Omaha
Open to pedestrians and bicyclists

California Street Pedestrian Cable-stayed Bridge (Missoula County, Montana)
Cable-stayed bridge over Clark Fork River on Milwaukee
Open to bicyclists and pedestrians only

Canal Road Pedestrian Bridge (Cuyahoga County, Ohio)
Cable-stayed bridge over Cuyahoga River
Open to pedestrians only

Captain William Moore Bridge (Skagway, Alaska)
Built 1976
Cable-stayed bridge over Captain William Moore Creek on Klondike Highway in Skagway
Open to traffic

Chesapeake & Delaware Canal Rt. 1 Bridge (New Castle County, Delaware)
Built 1995
Cable-stayed bridge over C&D Canal, Rd 412 on Delaware Highway 1
Open to traffic

Christopher S. Bond Bridge (Clay County, Missouri)
Built 2010
Cable-stayed bridge over Missouri River on I-29
Open to traffic

Clark Bridge (Madison County, Illinois)
Opened January 4, 1994, replacing the Alton Bridge
Cable-stayed bridge over the Mississippi River on US 67 at Alton
Open to four lanes of traffic

Cochrane-Africatown Bridge (Mobile County, Alabama)
Built 1991; Named after the Cochrane Bridge, which it replaced, and the former Africatown Community it reached on the western shore
3-span cable-stayed suspension bridge over Mobile River on U.S. 90 and U.S. 98 Truck Route
Open to traffic

College Street Bridge (Denton County, Texas)
Lost cable-stayed bridge over Elm Fork Trinity River on former E. College Street
Removed, but two stone piers remain

Dames Point Bridge (Duval County, Florida)
Built 1989
Cable-stayed bridge over St. Johns River on FL 9A in Jacksonville
Open to traffic

Delta Ponds Bridge (Lane County, Oregon)
Built 2010.
Cable-stayed bridge over Delta Highway on Pedestrian Pathway
Open to pedestrians only

Don Burnett Bicycle-Pedestrian Bridge (Santa Clara County, California)
Built 2009
Cable-stayed bridge over I280 on Pedestrian and bicycle traffic
Open to pedestrians only

East 21st Street Bridge (Pierce County, Washington)
(Main design: Cable-stayed)
Built 1997
Cable-stayed bridge over Thea Foss Waterway & D Street on WA 509
Open to traffic

Ed Hendler Bridge (Benton County, Washington)
Built 1978
Cable-stayed bridge over Columbia River on WA 397 in Kennewick
Open to traffic

Fairmont Lane Bridge (Madison County, Illinois)
Built 1960; rehabilitated 1984
Cable-stayed bridge over I-70 on Fairmont Lane in Collinsville
Open to traffic

Fasick Bridge (Lebanon County, Pennsylvania)
Cable-stayed bridge over PA SR 934 on pedestrian path
Open to bicyclists & pedestrians

Ford Avenue Navy Temorary Bridge (Los Angeles County, California)
Built 1942 ; replaced 1946
Cable-stayed bridge over Cerritos Channel on California 47
Replaced by a new bridge

Frank "Gunner" Gatski Memorial Bridge (Cabell County, West Virginia)
Built 1985
Cable-stayed bridge over the Ohio River on WV 106 in Huntington
Open to traffic

Fred Hartman Bridge (Harris County, Texas)
Built 1995
Pair of cable-stayed bridges over Houston Ship Channel on TX 146 in Houston
Open to traffic

Goethals Bridge (2017) (Richmond County, New York)
Built 2017
Cable-stayed bridge over Arthur Kill on I-278
Open to traffic

Governor Mario M. Cuomo Bridge (Rockland County, New York)
New bridge carrying I-87 and I-287 Thruway over Hudson River replacing Tappan Zee Bridge
Open to traffic; pedestrian/bike path opened on north side in June 2020

Great River Bridge (Des Moines County, Iowa)
Built 1993 to replace MacArthur Bridge
Cable-stayed bridge over Mississippi River on US Hwy 34 in Burlington
Open to traffic

Green River Bridge (King County, Washington)
Built 1991
Cable-stayed bridge over Green River on 228 Place SE
Open to traffic

Greenville Bridge (Chicot County, Arkansas)
Built 2010
Cable-stayed bridge over Mississippi River on US 82
Opened August 4, 2010

Harbor Drive Bridge (Sitka Borough, Alaska)
Built 1971
Cable-stayed bridge over Sitka Harbor on Harbor Drive in Sitka
Open to traffic

Hocking Hills Indian Bridge (Hocking County, Ohio)
Built 1980
Cable-stayed bridge over Queer Creek / Hocking Gorge carrying pedestrians
Open to pedestrians

I-278 Auther Kill Bridge (WB) (Richmond County, New York)
Cable-stayed bridge over Arthur Kill on I-278 WB
Under construction

I-5 - Gateway Pedestrian Bridge (Lane County, Oregon)
Built 2009
Cable-stayed bridge over Interstate 5 on Pedestrian Path
Open to pedestrians only

I-95 Pedestrian Bridge (Duval County, Florida)
Cable-stayed bridge over I-95 on Pedestrian Path
Open to pedestrians only

Indian River Inlet Bridge (Sussex County, Delaware)
Built 2012
Cable-stayed bridge over Indian River Inlet on DE SR 1
Open to traffic

Jay Bridge (S, Old) (Franklin County, Maine)
Built 1835; Replaced 1914
Lost Cable-stayed pony & arch bridge over West Channel Androscoggin River on Road
Replaced by a new bridge

Keeper of the Plains Arkansas River Bridge (Sedgwick County, Kansas)
Cable-stayed bridge over Arkansas River on Footpath in Wichita
Open to pedestrians

Keeper of the Plains Little Arkansas River Bridge (Sedgwick County, Kansas)
Cable-stayed bridge over Little Arkansas River on Footpath in Wichita
Open to pedestrians

Kosciuszko Bridge (2017) (Queens County, New York)
Northbound span completed April 2017; Southbound span completed August 2019
Cable-stayed bridge over Newtown Creek on I-278
Open to traffic

Lane Avenue Cable-Stayed Suspension Bridge (New) (Franklin County, Ohio)
One span cable-stayed bridge built in 2003 to replace original historic closed spandrel arch bridge
Cable-stayed suspension bridge over Olentangy River on Lane Avenue
Open to traffic

Leonard P. Zakim Bunker Hill Memorial Bridge (Suffolk County, Massachusetts)
Built 2003
Cable-stayed bridge over Charles River on I-93/US-1 in Boston
Open to traffic

Lewis and Clark Bridge (Jefferson County, Kentucky)
Construction Started in 2015.
Cable-stayed bridge over Ohio river on I-265
Open to traffic

Luling Bridge (St. Charles Parish, Louisiana)
Built 1983 at a cost of $135 million
Cable-stayed bridge over the Mississippi River on I-310 west of New Orleans, near Luling
Open to traffic

Margaret Hunt Hill Bridge (Dallas County, Texas)
Built 2012
Cable-stayed bridge over Trinity River on Singleton Blvd / Woodall Rodgers Fwy
Open to traffic

Mario Cuomo Memorial Bridge (Westchester County, New York)
Opened 2017 to replace Malcom Wilson Bridge
Cable-stayed bridge over Hudson RIver on I-87/I-287/NY Thruway
Open to traffic

Martin Olav Sabo Pedestrian Bridge (Hennepin County, Minnesota)
Built 2007
Cable-stayed bridge over Hiawatha Ave, MN Hwy. 55, Hiawatha Light Rail Line on Midtown Greenway Regional Trail
Open to pedestrians

Mehaffey Bridge (2015) (Johnson County, Iowa)
Built 2014-15.
Cable-stayed bridge over Coralville Resevoir (Iowa River) on Mehaffey Bridge Road
Open to traffic

Meridian Bridge (1977) (Sutter County, California)
Built 1977
Cable-stayed swing bridge over Sacramento River on CA 20 at Meridian
Open to traffic

New Corpus Christi Harbor Bridge (Nueces County, Texas)
Scheduled to open in 2023
Cable-stayed bridge over Corpus Christi Ship Channel on U.S. Route 181
Under construction

New Steubenville Bridge (Jefferson County, Ohio)
Built 1990
Cable-stayed bridge over the Ohio River on US 22 between Steubenville and Weirton in Steubenville
Open to traffic

New U.S. Grant Bridge (Scioto County, Ohio)
Cable stayed suspension bridge replaced earlier true wire suspension bridge at same location. Construction started 25 June 2001 and finished 16 October 2006 at a cost of $28,434,495.93
Cable-stayed suspension bridge the Ohio River on US 23 in Portsmouth
Open to traffic

North Branch Chicago River North Avenue Bridge (Cook County, Illinois)
(Main design: Wire suspension)
Built 2007-Hybrid Suspension/Cable-stayed bridge
Bridge over North Branch Chicago River on North Avenue
Open to traffic

Oakley Clark Collins Memorial Bridge (Greenup County, Kentucky)
Built 2017 to replace original and deteriorating Ironton-Russell Bridge downstream
Cable-stayed bridge over Ohio River on South 2nd Street Extention (Ironton)
Open to traffic

Ocoee Whitewater Center Bridge (Polk County, Tennessee)
Built 1996
Cable-stayed bridge over Ocoee River on pedestrian pathway
Open to pedestrians only

Padden Way Pedestrian Overpass (Clark County, Washington)
Built 2001
Cable-stayed bridge over Padden Parkway/State Highway 500
Open to pedestrians

Patterson Viaduct Pedestrian Bridge (Baltimore County, Maryland)
Built 2006
Cable-stayed bridge over Patapsco River on Pedestrian pathway
Open to pedestrians only

Penobscot Narrows Bridge (Waldo County, Maine)
Built 2006
Cable-stayed bridge over Penobscot River on US Hwy 1 & 3
Open to traffic

Peter DeFazio Bridge (Lane County, Oregon)
Built 1999
Wire suspension bridge over Willamette River on Pedestrian Path in Eugene
Open to pedestrians

Pomeroy-Mason Bridge (Meigs County, Ohio)
Built 2008
Cable-stayed bridge over Ohio River, Main St & Cs on Sr 833


Puente Atirantado (Naranjito, Puerto Rico)
Built 2008
Cable-stayed bridge over Río de La Plata on PR-5
Open to traffic

Puente Peatonal Aeropuerto Internacional Luis Muñoz Marín (San Juan, Puerto Rico)
Cable-stayed bridge over Avenue Aeropuerto on Footpath
Open to pedestrians only

Quadripod Bridge (Bartholomew County, Indiana)
Built 1998-99
Cable-stayed bridge over East Fork White River on eastbound IN 46 in Columbus
Open to traffic

Quincy Bayview Bridge (Adams County, Illinois)
Built 1986 at a cost of $17,230,000
Cable-stayed bridge over the Mississippi River on westbound US 24 at Quincy
Open to two lanes of westbound traffic

Reiman Bridge (Milwaukee County, Wisconsin)
Built 2001 as part of the Burke Brise Soleil
Cable-stayed bridge over Lincoln Memorial Drive; Cudahy Gardens on Pedestrian Walkway in Milwaukee
Open to pedestrians

Ruck-A-Chucky Bridge (Placer County, California)
Planned in 1960's to replace Greenwood Bridge as part of Auburn Dam project, but never built.
Cable-stayed bridge over Middle Fork American River on Slinger Mine Road
Never built

San Martin Center Cable-stayed Footbridge (Baltimore, Maryland)
Cable-stayed bridge over San Martin Drive on Pedestrian pathway
Open to pedestrians only

Sidney Lanier Bridge (Glynn County, Georgia)
Built 2002
Cable-stayed bridge over Brunswick River on Sidney Lanier Br in Brunswick
Open to traffic

Skybridge (Scott County, Iowa)
Built 2005
Cable-stayed bridge over River Drive (US67) on Pedestrian Pathway
Open to pedestrians only

South Bristol Bridge (New) (Lincoln County, Maine)
Built between 2014, 2016
Cable-stayed bridge over The Gut on Maine Route 129
Open to traffic

St. Anthony Bridge (Terrebonne Parish, Louisiana)
Built 1958
Swing bridge over Bayou Black on LA 182 (Bayou Black Drive)
Derelict/abandoned

St. Croix Crossing (Washington County, Minnesota)
Built 2017 to replace Stillwater Lift Bridge upstream
Cable-stayed extradosed bridge over St. Croix River on Wisconsin Highway 64/Minnesota Highway 36
Open to traffic

Stan Musial Veterans Memorial Bridge (St. Louis, Missouri)
Construction began April 19th, 2010. Opened to traffic February 9th, 2014.
Cable-stayed bridge over Mississippi River on Interstate 70
Open to traffic

Sundial Bridge (Shasta County, California)
Built 2004
Sundial Cantilever spar cable-stayed bridge over Sacramento River.
Open to pedestrians

Sunshine Skyway Bridge (Pinellas County, Florida)
Opened to traffic April 20, 1987
Cable-stayed bridge over Tampa Bay on I-275/US 19 at Saint Petersburg
Open to four lanes of traffic

Sycamore Mills Bridge (Cheatham County, Tennessee)
Built 1891. Perhaps the only 19th Century fixed wrought iron cable stayed bridge in America.
Abandoned cable-stayed bridge over Sycamore Creek on an abandoned county road once used to service Sycamore Mills
Abandoned, but nearby residents have constructed a patio deck on the western end of the bridge.

Talmadge Memorial Bridge (Chatham County, Georgia)
Built 1990
Cable-stayed bridge over Savannah River; replaced Old Talmadge Memorial Bridge
Open to traffic

Tayon Avenue Bridge (St. Louis, Missouri)
Built 1882 by H.S. Hopkins & Co.; superstructure replaced 1908
Lost cable-stayed bridge over rail yard on Tayon Avenue (now 18th Street)
Replaced by a new bridge

Tilikum Crossing (Multnomah County, Oregon)
Construction 2011-2015
Cable-stayed bridge over Willamette River on MAX Light Rail Orange Line, Portland Streetcar, Pedestrian Path & Bus Lanes
Open to traffic

Toledo Skyway (Lucas County, Ohio)
Built 2010 as a bypass to the Robert Craig Memorial Bridge, a deteriorating bascule bridge next to the current skyway
Cable-stayed bridge over Maumee River on I-280
Open to traffic

Transbay Terminal Bus Ramp (San Francisco County, California)
Built 2018
Cable-stayed bridge on bus ramp over Howard Street
Open to bus traffic to Transbay Terminal

US 41/45 Pedestrian/Bicycle Overpass (Waukesha County, Wisconsin)
Built 1970; First Cable-stayed bridge built in the United States
Cable-stayed bridge over US 41-US 45 on Water St. in Menomonee Falls
Open to pedestrians/bicycles

Varina-Enon Bridge (Henrico County, Virginia)
Built 1990
Cable-stayed bridge over James River on I-295
Open to traffic

Veterans Memorial Bridge (Jefferson County, Texas)
Built 1991
Cable-stayed bridge over Neches River on Sh 73/Sh 87 Eb Parallel span to Rainbow Bridge
Open to traffic

W. Lake Union Center Pedestrian Bridge (King County, Washington)
Cable-stayed bridge over Westlake Ave N on pedestrian pathway
Open to pedestrians only

William H. Harsha Bridge (Mason County, Kentucky)
Built 2000
Cable-stayed bridge over Ohio River on US 62
Open to traffic

William H. Natcher Bridge (Daviess County, Kentucky)
Opened October 21, 2002
Cable-stayed bridge over the Ohio River on US 231 northeast of Owensboro
Open to four-lane traffic