टेम्पलेट:Infobox bridge type/doc

This template is specifically designed for articles about the types of bridges. For general bridge articles, please use {{Infobox bridge}}.

Usage

Copy a blank version to use. All fields must be lower case, and all are optional except for type_name.

Vertical list	Requirements
{{Infobox bridge type | type_name = | image = | image_title = | ancestor_names = | sibling_names = | descendant_names = | carries = | span_range = | material = | movable = | design = | falsework = }}	REQUIRED

Verbiage and example

Bridge type

Example image
Ancestor	Old type, Older type
Related	Modern type
Descendant	Newer type, Newest type
Carries	Wikipedians, hover cars
Span range	Short
Material	Wood, straw
Movable	No
Design effort	Extremely high
Falsework required	No

{{Infobox bridge type
 | type_name        = Bridge type
 | image            = Example.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.

Either Yes, No, or Site dependent.