To expand the application range of self-anchored suspension bridges, a novel construction
methodwas brought up for self-anchored suspension bridges with a short span ranging from 100 to
400 m. It is called as“erecting cable before constructing girder”(ECBCG) constructionmethod and
means that in the construction of a self-anchored suspension bridge the girder is constructed after the
cable has been erected. Themaximum horizontal force that the piermustendurewas investigated, and
some key problems, such as the size of the pier, the temporary join and the stabilization during
construction, were discussed. The results show that the horizontal force can be acceptable for this type
ofbridgewithin a certain range ofspan for thismethod to overcome the shortcoming of the construction
method of“constructing girderbefore erecting cable”.