The diagram compares three different kinds of bridges.
Overall, there are differences in the design of each bridge, basing on 3 locations such as lake, river, and sea. Besides, different sizes of ships allow them to sail under sort of bridges.
As can be seen from the diagram, looking at the arch bridge, as the name suggests, has a curved shape. It is used in small waterways best. The length of maximum 200 meters and its height is no more than 100 meters, which is suited for small ships to travel under arch bridge. In terms of the concrete girder bridge, which is constructed in the river, the difference between arch bridge and concrete girder bridge is that the latter has multiple piers than the former, with the number of piers is decided by the number of its length. The distance between each pier and the height of the concrete girder bridge are approximately 200 meters and nearly 300 meters, respectively. These designs facilitated ships with average size to travel through it.
Interestingly, the suspension bridge has a lot of cables to avoid falling apart. In addition, this type requires only two big piers, although it is built in the sea. The piers are added with the distance between them from 400 meters to 2000 meters, which help large ships to travel under the suspension bridge easily.
