Talk:Skarnsund Bridge

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[edit] Longest by total length?

A citation or additional information is needed for the claim in the article that the bridge was the longest cable-stayed bridge in the world by total length when it opened (until beaten by the Millau Bridge). This does not seem to be the case to me; the Sunshine Skyway has a longer total length.

Bridge	Longest Span	Total Length of Cable Supported Spans	Total Length of Bridge (includes all approach spans)	Deck Cross Section Concrete, Steel composite, Orthotropic	Year Opened
Skarnsund Bridge	530 m Longest concrete		1,010 m	Concrete	1991
Sunshine Skyway Bridge	367 m	695 m	8851 m Longest	Concrete	1987
Millau Viaduct	342 m	2460 m Longest	2460 m	Orthotropic	2004

The page says there are eight spans. The pictures of the bridge show the cable-stay back spans have columns. Does the 1,010 m total length include any spans that are not cable supported?

Does anyone know of a page that lists the lengths of the back spans (between columns)? Should the article say longest total cable-supported length?- SCgatorFan 22:38, 14 June 2007 (UTC)