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suspension bridge
noun
- a bridge having a deck suspended from cables anchored at their extremities and usually raised on towers.
suspension bridge
noun
- a bridge that has a deck suspended by cables or rods from other cables or chains that hang between two towers and are anchored at both ends
Word History and Origins
Origin of suspension bridge1
Example Sentences
Once a tollway, the iconic mile-long suspension bridge — a crucial artery in the nation’s busiest port complex — has been deteriorating for years.
The British actor proposed to the “Supergirl” star in January while they were celebrating her birthday in Gstaad, Switzerland, popping the question on the snowy suspension bridge Peak Walk.
Damage affects only the 1950 suspension bridge, whose green steel towers support westbound lanes to Gig Harbor.
She beams with pride when sharing progress on the rehabilitation of a historic suspension bridge — one leading to a city island where she worked at a family-owned bar.
The agency that oversees New York’s bridges and tunnels says the fee represents the estimated amount of toll revenue lost when the nation’s longest suspension bridge is closed.
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