A suspension bridge is a type of bridge in which the deck (the load-bearing portion) is hung below suspension cables on vertical suspenders. The first modern examples of this type of bridge were built in the early 19th century. Bridges without vertical suspenders have a long history in many mountainous parts of the world. This type of bridge has c...
A bridge that has its treadway suspended from two or more cables securely anchored at the ends.
bridge with overhead cables supporting its roadway. One of the oldest of engineering forms, suspension bridges were constructed by primitive peoples ... [14 related articles]
Bridge where the roadway is suspended from metal cables attached to the banks through anchoring towers. There are suspension bridges at Horncliffe (over the Tweed), by Captain Samuel Brown R.N. and Whorlton, (see Benjamin Green), over the Tees.
A suspension bridge is a form of bridge in which the roadway or railway is suspended from cables attached to and extending between supports.
[n] - a bridge that has a roadway supported by cables that are anchored at both ends
noun a bridge that has a roadway supported by cables that are anchored at both ends
a bridge having a deck suspended from cables anchored at their extremities and usually raised on towers.