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This template is specifically designed for articles about the types of bridges. For general bridge articles, please use ((Infobox bridge)).
Usage[edit]
Copy a blank version to use. All fields must be lower case, and all are optional except for type_name.
| Vertical list | Requirements |
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((Infobox bridge type
| type_name =
| image =
| image_title =
| ancestor_names =
| sibling_names =
| descendant_names =
| carries =
| span_range =
| material =
| movable =
| design =
| falsework =
))
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REQUIRED
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Verbiage and example[edit]
 Example image | |
| Ancestor | Old type, Older type |
|---|---|
| Related | Modern type |
| Descendant | Newer type, Newest type |
| Carries | Cars, Trains |
| Span range | Short |
| Material | Wood, straw |
| Movable | No |
| Design effort | Extremely high |
| Falsework required | No |
((Infobox bridge type
| type_name = Bridge type
| image = placeholder.png
| image_title = Example image
| ancestor_names = Old type, Older type
| sibling_names = Modern type
| descendant_names = Newer type, Newest type
| carries = Wikipedians, hover cars
| span_range = Short
| material = Wood, straw
| movable = No
| design = Extremely high
| falsework = No
))
Description of fields[edit]
Field names with asterisks (*) are required fields.
- type_name *
- Name of the bridge type.
- image
- Example image of the type. Use the name of the image by itself without any formatting, such as "Image_name.jpg".
- image_title
- Caption text for the image being used.
- ancestor_names
- Older bridge types on which this type is based.
- sibling_names
- Bridge types which are similar in form and function.
- descendant_names
- Newer bridge types which evolved from this type.
- carries
- The thing(s) which this bridge type is designed to carry.
- e.g. Pedestrian, Equestrian, Livestock, Automobile, Truck, Light Rail, Heavy Rail, Other
- span_range
- Typical length of the bridge type
- e.g. Short, Medium, Long, Short to Medium, etc (Short <50 m, Medium 50-150 m, Long >150 m)
- material
- Typical material used in construction of the bridge type
- e.g. Wood, Stone, Concrete, Post-Stressed Concrete, Iron, Steel, etc
- movable
- Ability of the bridge type, or sections of the bridge type, to move.
- Either Yes, Sometimes, or No.
- design
- Typical height of the bridge type.
- Either Low (beam, truss), Medium (suspension, cantilever), High (cantilever, spar, cable-stayed).
- falsework
- Describes whether temporary structures (Falseworks) are needed to support sections of the bridge type while under construction.
- Either Yes, No, or Site dependent.