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  2. Suspension bridge - Wikipedia

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    An example of this is the Nescio Bridge in the Netherlands, and the Roebling designed 1904 Riegelsville suspension pedestrian bridge across the Delaware River in Pennsylvania. [24] The longest pedestrian suspension bridge, which spans the River Paiva, Arouca Geopark , Portugal, opened in April 2021.

  3. Types of suspension bridges - Wikipedia

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    Stressed ribbon bridge: a modern descendant of the simple suspension bridge. The deck lies on the main cables, but is stiff, not flexible. Suspension bridge (more precisely, suspended-deck suspension bridge): the most familiar type. Though technically all the types listed here are suspension bridges, when unqualified with adjectives the term ...

  4. Simple suspension bridge - Wikipedia

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    The simple suspension bridge is the oldest known type of suspension bridge and, ignoring the possibility of pre-Columbian trans-oceanic contact, there were at least two independent inventions of the simple suspension bridge, in the wider Himalaya region and South America. [7] 18th-century rope bridge in Srinagar, Garhwal Kingdom

  5. The world's longest pedestrian suspension bridge just ... - AOL

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    Sky Bridge 721 has six main supporting ropes and 60 wind ropes, meaning it can shake with gusts. It's positioned above a valley between two mountains.

  6. List of longest suspension bridge spans - Wikipedia

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    The world's longest suspension bridges are listed according to the length of their main span (i.e., the length of suspended roadway between the bridge's towers). The length of the main span is the most common method of comparing the sizes of suspension bridges, often correlating with the height of the towers and the engineering complexity involved in designing and constructing the bridge. [4]

  7. Europe’s highest pedestrian suspension bridge opens in Italy

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    The “ponte tibetano,” or Tibetan suspension bridge in Sellano, Umbria, is the highest of its kind in Europe, say the Italian authorities.

  8. Category:Suspension bridges - Wikipedia

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    List of longest suspension bridge spans; Through arch bridge; Underspanned suspension bridge + Types of suspension bridges; 0–9. 14th of July Bridge; B. Barito Bridge;

  9. Calling all daredevils: Switzerland opens the longest ... - AOL

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