Today, suspension bridge cables are made of thousands of individual steel wires bound tightly together. Steel, which is very strong under tension, is an ideal material for cables; a single steel ...

Modern engineering techniques and advanced machinery are revolutionizing the construction of the world’s longest suspension bridges ... assist in positioning materials in hard-to-reach areas.

While the suspension bridge appears wide enough to run a cart ... Ashwood and Grausten are two new materials that were added in the Ashlands update that may have improved the bridge.

Cable-stayed bridges may look similar to suspension bridges—both have roadways that hang from cables and both have towers. But the two bridges support the load of the roadway in very different ways.