They also tend to be the most expensive to build. True to its name, a suspension bridge suspends the roadway from huge main cables, which extend from one end of the bridge to the other.

The PANYNJ says another part of the project will be replacing the sidewalk and rehabilitating the bridge's main cables. The main cables -- otherwise known as the backbone of the bridge -- were ...

The 60-year-old Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge was first opened in 1964, with the lower level opening five years later, in 1969. Once the world’s largest suspension bridge, the crossing is now an icon of ...

The bridge's designers carefully calculated the graceful dip of the suspension cables between ... compressed 61 strands to make a cable. Each of the two main cables is just over three feet in ...

[Photo by Liu Yelin/for chinadaily.com.cn] As Guizhou province prepares to unveil what will be the world's tallest bridge, its main suspension cables are receiving a fire-resistant and ...

[Photo/VCG] As Guizhou province prepares to unveil the world's tallest bridge, its main suspension cables are receiving a fireproofing and anticorrosion treatment, which is said to withstand 1,100 ...

This new suspension bridge rises an astonishing 625 meters ... This feat is made possible by its suspension design: massive main cables drape between towering pylons and anchor deep into the ...

The John A. Roebling Suspension Bridge is an iconic Cincinnati feature, spanning 1,075 feet across the Ohio River. It was the longest bridge in the world when it was built in 1867 and utilized new ...