Therefore when a greater number of stays were required
the modified fan layout was introduced whereby the stays
are individually anchored near the top of the pylon. This is now the more commonly adopted system. In order to give sufficient room for anchoring, the cable anchor points are spaced vertically at 1.5 2.5 m. Providing the anchor zone is maintained close to the pylon top there is little loss of structural efficiency as the behaviour of the cable system will be dominated by the outermost cable which is still attached to the top of the pylon and anchored at the supported end of the back span. The advantages of this arrangement are as follows.