ch. 1. Introduction -- ch. 2. Long-span suspension bridges -- ch. 3. Structural health monitoring systems -- ch. 4. Structural health monitoring oriented modelling -- ch. 5. Monitoring of railway loading effects -- ch. 6. Monitoring of highway loading effects -- ch. 7. Monitoring of temperature effects -- ch. 8. Monitoring of wind effects -- ch. 9. Monitoring of seismic effects -- ch. 10. Monitoring of other effects -- ch. 11. Structural damage detection -- ch. 12. Bridge rating system -- ch. 13. Establishment of test-beds -- ch. 14. Epilogue : challenges and prospects.