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mads.xsd"><authority><topic authority="http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en">cable-stayed bridges</topic></authority><related type="broader"><topic>bridges by construction</topic></related><related type="broader"><topic>cable-stayed structures</topic></related><variant type="other"><topic>bridges, cable-stayed</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>cable braced bridges</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>cable-stayed bridge</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>cable-stayed girder bridges</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>stayed bridges</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>stayed girder bridges</topic></variant> <note xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[ 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. ]]></note></mads>