suspension bridge

noun

a bridge having a deck suspended from cables anchored at their extremities and usually raised on towers.

suspension bridge

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

First recorded in 1815–25

In essence, they placed a bunch of solar panels in the form of a suspension bridge on top of the lift.

Scott was no stranger to the Vincent Thomas Bridge, the fourth largest suspension bridge in California.

Scott was eerily no stranger to the Vincent Thomas Bridge, the fourth largest suspension bridge in California.

On leaving Conway we crossed the suspension bridge, paying a goodly toll for the privilege.

In 1850 a suspension bridge at Angers gave way when 487 soldiers were marching over it, and 226 were killed.

In the suspension bridge iron or steel can be used in its strongest form, namely hard-drawn wire.

The merit of the simple suspension bridge is its cheapness, and its defect is its flexibility.

Nevertheless, the stiffened suspension bridge will probably be the type adopted in future for very great spans.

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