suspension bridge
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[edit]![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/00/Brooklyn_Bridge_Manhattan.jpg/220px-Brooklyn_Bridge_Manhattan.jpg)
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Noun
[edit]suspension bridge (plural suspension bridges)
Usage notes
[edit]- In a suspension bridge, the deck is attached by vertical suspenders to thick suspension cables that from a catenary shape. By contrast, in a cable-stayed bridge, straight cables attach the deck directly to the pillars.
Translations
[edit]bridge where the deck or roadway is suspended from cables
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Further reading
[edit]suspension bridge on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
simple suspension bridge on Wikipedia.Wikipedia