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The Design of Modern Steel Bridges - TEDI

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Figure 1.39 Rio Niteroi Bridge, Brazil.<br />

Figure 1.40 M4/M25 motorway interchange, England.<br />

Types and History <strong>of</strong> <strong>Steel</strong> <strong>Bridges</strong> 35<br />

span into 110–156–110 m (361–512–361 ft), completed in the early 1970s, was<br />

another striking example <strong>of</strong> steel box girder orthotropic deck construction.<br />

However, the systematic and confident progress with light and rapid<br />

construction <strong>of</strong> steel bridges suffered a big jolt in the early 1970s, with the

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