suspension bridge

noun

Updated on: 11 Apr 2018

Definition of suspension bridge

: a bridge that has its roadway suspended from two or more cables usually passing over towers and securely anchored at the ends — see bridge illustration

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The town’s two suspension bridges, wide enough for a few people, are clogged with Indians in saris, Westerners in harem pants, honking motorbikes, dung-dropping cows and mooching monkeys.

— patrick scott, WSJ, "Rafting the Ganges River: An Adrenaline Rush With Divine Rewards," 3 Apr. 2018
Over the next kilometer and a half of trail, we were rewarded with a blue lagoon, bubbling sulfuric pools and passage over rickety, one-person suspension bridges that left us feeling like Indiana Jones.

— katie quirk, BostonGlobe.com, "Multigenerational family travel isn’t for the birds," 28 Mar. 2018
More: How the suspension bridge became our icon More: Take the news with you.

— cameron knight, Cincinnati.com, "Part of Roebling Bridge 'distorted and cracked,' no timeline on repairs," 22 Mar. 2018
The striking Nelson Mandela suspension bridge leads to gritty downtown Johannesburg.

— andrew meldrum, chicagotribune.com, "'Black Panther' fans can find glimpses of Wakanda in Africa," 21 Mar. 2018
The Roebling suspension bridge remains closed Thursday due to icy condition.

— cheryl vari, Cincinnati.com, "Cincinnati weather: Cold start Thursday, then a big swing," 8 Feb. 2018
One rendering showed the view from a 30-foot-high suspension bridge looking down on a tree.

— spencer soper, Philly.com, "Inside Amazon's spheres, where workers chill in a rainforest," 26 Jan. 2018
Highlights include pedaling through remote Iya Gorge and Valley, ascending Mount Ishizuchi, western Japan's highest peak at 6,503 feet, and crossing Shimanami Kaido, a series of suspension bridges that links Shikoku to the main island of Honshu.

— anne harnagel, latimes.com, "Pedal 466 miles through remote parts of Japan's Shikoku Island," 26 Jan. 2018
The Manhattan Bridge, which is a suspension bridge, must cope with floods and lightning, traffic and age.

— elaisha stokes, New York Times, "The Bike That Saved My Life," 19 Jan. 2018

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