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The purpose of a suspension bridge is to carry traffic across a body of water without the use of too many legs. Let's say two cities are separated by a river. Naturally, the governments would want to build a bridge over the water, to connect the two cities more easily.
Then they realize that under the river, the terrain is very rough and deep. Instead of spending billions of dollars on leveling the terrain to accommodate the bridge legs, they decide to build one main vertical support on each side of the river. They have vertical cables (held by horizontal cables strung between the towers) supporting the bridge where there are no legs, thus eliminating the need for legs or the risk of bad support in the center of the bridge, already being the weakest.
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What is the difference between the Suspension bridge and the Beam bridge?
The different between suspension bridge and beam bridge are beam bridge are for short distance but suspension bridge for long distance. Beam bridge are used for highway passes and suspension bridge for wide waterway passes.
What do the cables in the suspension bridge do?
The cables in the suspension bridge supports the suspension bridge.
A suspension bridge with only one tower?
Actually, a suspension bridge mostly has 2 or more towers. The towers on a bridge are used for support without them a bridge would collapse! :-)
Does London have a suspension bridge?
Albert Bridge is a suspension bridge.
Is the broklyn bridge a sepention bridge?
yes the Brooklyn bridge is a suspension bridge . (and just to tell you suspension bridge is spelled suspension not sepention. )
what is a example of a Suspension bridge?
The Golden Gate bridge is a suspension bridge.
Where is a suspension bridge used?
For a long spans mainly.
What type of bridge the Brooklyn bridge?
The Brooklyn Bridge is a suspension bridge.
What type of bridge is the Manhattan bridge?
No it isn't. It is a suspension bridge. Look it up!!
What is the most commonly used type of bridge?
Some say it is the suspension bridge, others say it is the arch bridge.
What kind of bridge is a suspension bridge?
a suspension bridge is a bridge that is held by large cables tied to poles.
A suspension bridge is supported from a height of 30 feet. The length of the wire used to suspend the bridge from the ground to the top is 65 feet. What is the angle of elevation from the base of the?
A suspension bridge is supported from a height of 30 feet. The length of the wire used to suspend the bridge, from the ground to the top, is 65 feet. What is the angle of elevation from the base of the bridge to the point of suspension?
