Today, the bridge has 13 lanes, seven on the upper deck and six on the lower, and has become known for more than just carrying cars. It serves as the iconic starting point for the New York City ...

Now change the beam bridge into a suspension bridge. Tie the center of a 100-cm (about 4 ft.) cable around the middle of a new straw. Place the straw between the towers.

Supported by cables anchored into valley sides, the last two sections of the 1,000-ft-long deck are due to be placed this week and next.

Balk says they’re essentially the “crutches” that have been holding the bridge up since work on it started in the Fall of 2020. Underwater divers and a massive crane were needed for the removal.

Saturday marked the official opening of the Waco Suspension Bridge, unveiling the $13.4 million project the city undertook in 2020 to give the 153-year-old structure new cables, a new deck ...

Construction of the Tacoma Narrows Bridge started in 1938, and it opened to traffic on July 1, 1940. It was the world's third-longest suspension bridge.

Six years later, in 1969, the lower deck opened to traffic. “The bridge’s design anticipated this growth, and as engineers, we’re proud that we could pave the way for such rapid evolution,” Morey said ...