weight; ergo, falsework must be employed until the final method of suspension is possible. The cables apply strong axial forces onto the bridge girders, which may require strengthening. Therefore, self-anchored suspension bridge spans tend to be smaller than earth-anchored ones. Cable anchors As in a traditional suspension bridge, the primary cable type may be multiple parallel independent cables as in the image at right of the Hutsonville Bridge (no longer extant), or eyebars, or a more conventional composite cable. See also Eastern span replacement of the San Francisco–Oakland Bay Bridge References External links Yeonglong Grand Bridge A two tower, three span self-anchored bridge Seventh Street Bridge at pghbridges.com List of self-anchored suspension bridges at Structurae.net Bridges by structural type