Suspension bridge
device · 1826 · Industrial Revolution
A deck hung on steel cables (Menai, Brooklyn).
What it is made of
- Wire rope — has part. Load-bearing cables.
Principles and materials it uses
- Wrought iron — is made of. The chains of early suspension bridges were made of wrought iron.
- Stone — is made of. The towers are stone.
What it is a kind of
- Bridge — is a kind of. A bridge.
Things built in a similar way
- Cable-stayed bridge — works like. A deck on cables, but the cables run straight to the pylon.