The paper describes how a severely damaged pedestrian suspension bridge located in a remote valley in the Nepal Himalaya was strengthened by repurposing the existing main cables and anchorages to support expected pedestrian and yak loads. A repair scheme was designed and implemented over a seven day period during a service learning trip in the summer of 2016. The strengthened bridge functions as a cable-stayed bridge without compressing the deck. Surveying showed that the main cable tensioning operation raised the deck three inches at midspan which reduced loads on the abutment anchor bolts. Any additional live loading would go directly into the modified structural system and not overload the deck or bolts.
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