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.