Suspension bridge types about each type of bridge. Provided the cables are of sufficiently high quality, suspension bridges are suitable for the longest spans. However, their construction costs are high, so that usually they are economical only for spans in excess of 1000 feet. Shorter spans often are constructed for aesthetic reasons. The economy of longer span suspension bridges is due to their relatively low weight, but because of the greater flexibility that comes with low weight these bridges are more suitable as road bridges than railroad bridges. Suspension bridge types A suspension bridge is any type of bridge that makes significant use
GSL-class berthing pontoon intended for berthing vessels having displacement up to 40,000 tons on a jetty by serving as spacers between the jetty and the ship. They were built as part of an order to also construct one Service Barge Pontoon and four gangways. The request for proposal was issued on 7 March 2011 and the contract was signed on June 2011. By February 2013 all four pontoons had been delivered. Two pontoons were stationed at Naval Dockyard, Mumbai and two at the Naval Base in Karwar. GSL service barge pontoon GSL-class berthing pontoon The GSL class of jetty berthing pontoons are a