{{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
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.
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