Noun:

వంతెన స్వింగ్,

suspension bridge's Usage Examples:

Though a few unstiffened suspension bridges exist, a longitudinal stiffening truss or girder is usually added to prevent excessive movement of the deck.

HistoryThe original permanent crossing, a decorative suspension bridge of chains, was built between 1897 and 1903, amid a corruption scandal.

This is the range within which cantilever bridges would rapidly grow heavier, and suspension bridge cabling would.

Kerala"s widest suspension bridge was constructed in Pandalam over the Achankovil river.

Its construction is similar to the western portion of San Francisco–Oakland Bay Bridge which is two successive suspension bridges with four towers and one shared anchorage.

Because each of Pittsburgh's Three Sisters appears to be a self-contained unit not dependent on the river banks for anchorage, a debate ensued among engineers whether these structures were cantilevers rather than suspension bridges.

Another planned suspension bridge across the Qiongzhou Strait in China, will be larger than the south bridge, spanning between 2,000 and 2,500 metres.

Engineering backgroundA suspension bridge works by hanging a roadway from cables or chains under tension.

The Clifden Suspension Bridge is a historic suspension bridge near Clifden, New Zealand.

When it opened in 1820 it was the longest wrought iron suspension bridge in the world with a span of , and the first vehicular bridge of its type in the United Kingdom.

Today it is the oldest suspension bridge still carrying road traffic and is a Category A listed building in Scotland and a Grade I listed building in England.

bridges and shorter than suspension bridges.

However, by 1922 one of the better known advisors on cantilever and suspension bridge structures noted the peculiar strengths represented in the Cologne bridge’s design.

Synonyms:

cable, bridge, span,

Antonyms:

unfasten, disconnect, unconnectedness, disjoin,