The special collection on Cable Structures in Bridge Engineering is available in the ASCE Library (https://ascelibrary.org/page/jbenf2 /cable_structures_bridge_engineering). Cable structures are used extensively in bridge engineering, including stayed cables of cable-stayed bridges, main cable and suspenders of suspension bridges, and hangers of arch bridges. These types of cable structures can offer an elegant and economic bridge alternative. They have become a primary choice for long-span bridges throughout the world, and methods of designing and constructing them have developed rapidly during the last two decades. Accordingly, research on the design, analysis, inspection, and rehabilitation of these types of structures has become one of the most interesting and timely subjects in bridge engineering. The special issue of the Journal of Bridge Engineering is intended to promote and improve the analysis, design, inspection, and rehabilitation of cable structures. Twenty-three papers were selected for this special issue, including 15 technical papers, six case studies, and two technical notes. These papers present recent advances in the design, analysis, vibration control, damage detection, and evaluation methods of different types of cable structures, including cable-stayed, suspension, and arch bridges. There are three papers regarding the layout and detailed design of cable structures. A paper titled "Conceptual Design of a New Three-Tower Cable-Stayed Bridge System with Unequal-size Fans" by Shao et al. (2018) presents a new type of three-tower cable-stayed bridge with unequal-size fans. Numerical analysis of conventional and proposed systems showed that this new system is an excellent alternative to conventional designs regarding the stiffness, internal forces, and cost. In addition, it is fully accepted that cable anchorages in cable bridge structures are critical, yet there are no simple design and analytical methods available. Hence, Wei et al. (2018), in their paper "Full-Scale Specimen Testing and Parametric Studies on Tensile-Plate Cable-Girder Anchorages in Cable-Stayed Bridges with Steel Girder," present their investigations of different types of cable anchorages through test and analytical methods. Their research results are useful for bridge design and analysis as well as future research. Another paper, "Analytical Models on Frictional Resistance between Cable and Saddle Equipped with Friction Plates for Multi-Span Suspension Bridges" by Cheng et al. (2018), presents a practical method for evaluating the frictional resistance in structural designs of suspension bridges and quantifying the effects of friction plates in practice. The method was verified with experimental results. The authors also concluded that incorporating vertical or horizontal friction plates significantly increases the frictional resistance and that using one horizontal friction plate is more effective in enhancing friction resistance than using one vertical friction plate.