Aesthetic, light, and strong, suspension bridges can span distances from 2,000 to 7,000 feet—far longer than any other kind of bridge. They also tend to be the most expensive to build. True to its ...

Introduction Have you ever ridden in a car driving across a suspension bridge? Suspension bridges, with their tall towers, long spans and gracefully curving cables, are beautiful examples of the work ...

The collective image of a bridge in the United States is likely a pair of towers looming over a road deck. The deck is suspended over water by massive cables strung between the towers and anchorages ...

(CNN) - It's just physics. Friendly civil engineering. Take a load bearing deck held by vertical suspender cables attached to larger main support lines anchored by a pair of towers and the ground -- ...