Stretching 1,640 ft between anchorages, the suspension cables of the bridge support 20 pairs of ... the top of the valley wall to move the anchorage further back to better rock, but also close ...

According to PBS NOVA, the biggest difference is anchorage. Suspension bridges require large anchors to support the suspension and hold the load of the bridge on either end. When engineers are ...

A $35 million project to extend the lifespan of the Delaware Memorial Bridge by keeping humid air away from the main suspension cable is finally ... on the Delaware-bound side of the bridge’s main ...

On either side of a gorge high in the Peruvian Andes, an aging rope bridge sags precariously over the Apurímac River. 1 of 13 A Quechua man walks across the old suspension bridge at the start of ...