Martin M. Miles' photos with the keyword: cable-stayed bridge

The Forth Bridge was opened in 1890. It is an icon that is recognized worldwide as the most famous cantilever design. When it opened in 1890, the cantilever bridge had the largest span of any bridge in the world. It is considered to be the first bridge to be made entirely of steel, as opposed to the wrought iron used until then. The Forth Bridge was completely renovated between 2002 and 2012. It is still in regular use, with around 200 trains crossing it every day. - The Forth Road Bridge is a suspension bridge. The bridge opened in 1964 and at the time was the longest suspension bridge in the world outside the United States. The bridge replaced a centuries-old ferry service to carry vehicular traffic, cyclists and pedestrians across the Forth. - Queensferry Crossing was built alongside the existing Forth Road Bridge and the Forth Bridge carries the M90 motorway across the Firth of Forth. It is is a three-tower cable-stayed bridge, with an overall length 2.7 kilometres. It was opened for traffic in 2017 by Queen Elizabeth II.

The "Saint-Nazaire Bridge" spans the Loire River and so links Saint-Nazaire on the north bank and Saint-Brevin-les-Pins on the south bank. In 1975, when the bridge was opened, it was the longest one ever built in France (3356m). It even held the world record for the longest cable-stayed bridge for eight years (720m).

The "Saint-Nazaire Bridge" spans the Loire River and so links Saint-Nazaire on the north bank and Saint-Brevin-les-Pins on the south bank. In 1975, when the bridge was opened, it was the longest one ever built in France (3356m). It even held the world record for the longest cable-stayed bridge for eight years (720m).

Cologne is the fourth-largest city in Germany - and one of the oldest. A Germanic tribe, the Ubii, had a settlement here, this was named by the Romans "Oppidum Ubiorum". In 50 AD, the Romans founded "Colonia Claudia Ara Agrippinensium", the city then became the provincial capital of "Germania Inferior". The Severinsbrücke is a cable-stayed bridge was built from 1956 to 1959. It was Cologne´s first "new" bridge after WWII. It is 691 metres long and 29,50 metres wide. The steel is coated with chrome green colour, named "Kölner Brückengrün" ("Cologne-Brdige-Green"). Four of the eight bridges that cross the Rhine in Cologne are coated with "Kölner Brückengrün".