They also tend to be the most expensive to build. True to its name, a suspension bridge suspends the roadway from huge main cables, which extend from one end of the bridge to the other.

For medium-length spans (those between 500 and 2,800 feet), cable-stayeds are fast becoming the bridge of choice. Compared to suspension bridges, cable-stayeds require less cable, can be ...

The first iron suspension bridge was built in 1819, across the Tweed, at Berwick-on-Tweed, by Captain Sir Samuel Brown. It was supported by chain cables, six 02a a side, and its span was 449 feet.

The miles of cables are to be inspected from Monday until Friday. Getty Images The Humber Bridge was the longest single-span suspension bridge in the world when it was built in 1981 The bridge ...

A lane on the East Huntington Bridge connecting Huntington and Proctorville caused massive delays for commuters Monday.

A number of closures are planned on the Clifton Suspension Bridge in August as refurbishment ... undertaking excavations in the road to install cables, erecting scaffolding, jet-washing the ...