Suspension bridge

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... Wikipedia

• Ancestor:  Simple suspension bridge
• Related:  Underspanned suspension bridge, see also cable-stayed bridge
• Descendant:  Self-anchored suspension bridge
• Carries:  Pedestrians, bicycles, livestock, automobiles, trucks, railed vehicles
• Span range:  Medium to long
• Material:  Steel rope, multiple steel wire strand cables or forged or cast chain links
• Movable:  No
• Design effort:  medium
• Falsework required:  No
• Data source:  DuckDuckGo