Alberta Bridge, London

The Alberta Bridge is a 220-meter-long hybrid cable-stayed/suspension bridge that spans the River Thames, linking Chelsea on the north bank with Battersea on the south bank.

Albert Bridge is 12.5 meters wide, and 216.7 meters long, with a main span length of 137.2 meters and a tower height of 21 meters.

The initial approximation for analysing this bridge is to neglect the stiffness of the deck and assume that the cable carries the entire weight assuming that the cables on each side are combined into a single central cable to simplify the study. Because the bridge has a 2-tonne weight limit, it is believed that the trucks crossing the bridge will have a maximum mass of 2 tonnes.

The bridge is supported by cylindrical foundations that support the ornate iron towers from which the cables are slung. Originally, the main cables were parallel wire steel rope, and the stays were flat wrought iron bars.