suspension bridge

type of bridge

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A suspension bridge is a type of bridge that hangs from large cables draped over tall towers, with the roadway suspended below by vertical cables. These bridges are useful because they can span very long distances and are often chosen for major crossings like rivers and valleys.

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Image: Pont y Borth (Menai Suspension Bridge) a godwyd gan Telford, rhwng Ynys Mon a Gwynedd; Mehefin 2023 12.jpg

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Commons category: Suspension bridges
OpenStreetMap tag: bridge:structure=suspension
exact match: wordnet-rdf.princeton.edu/wn31/104306549-n

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The double-decked George Washington Bridge, connecting New York City to Bergen County, New Jersey, is the world's busiest suspension bridge by traversing vehicles, carrying 106 million vehicles annually.

A suspension bridge is a type of bridge in which the deck is hung below suspension cables on vertical suspenders. The first modern examples of this type of bridge were built in the early 19th century. Simple suspension bridges, which lack vertical suspenders, have a long history in many mountainous regions worldwide.