cable-stayed bridges <p>Bridges having a deck that is directly supported from towers or pylons by straight cables without vertical suspenders. Construction of cable-stayed bridges usually follows the cantilever method. After the tower is built, one cable and a section of the deck are constructed in each direction. Each section of the deck is pre-stressed before continuing. The process is repeated until the deck sections meet in the middle, where they are connected. The ends are anchored at the abutments.</p> <p>Source: Art &amp; Architecture Thesaurus</p> <p><a href="http://vocab.getty.edu/page/aat/300007842" target="_blank" rel="noopener">http://vocab.getty.edu/page/aat/300007842</a></p>