Suspension Bridges Important Component Of Military Mobility

Suspension bridges, as part of a land communication, are works of art that occupy a special place in the overall construction of bridges at national and international levels. Appeared and developed as a necessity to cross large obstacles (rivers, large lakes, sea straits), they cover very large openings, which reach impressive lengths, of the order of kilometres. The structural system of suspension bridges ensures appreciable navigation dimensions both in terms of height and width. Viewed from the perspective of the construction materials used, suspension bridges can be placed in the category of massive bridges, being large-scale structures that use a combination of concrete and steel. This combination of materials gives them a special aesthetic appearance, along with increased flexibility and resistance to mechanical and dynamic loads, thus ensuring the durability and stability necessary to support intense traffic and variable loads. All these particularities presented above highlight the importance of suspension bridges for achieving the military mobility in operations, both on land, by ensuring connectivity between points located at great distances from each other, and for achieving the river/maritime one, by ensuring a navigation gauge, under the large bridge.