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Engineering

How a Suspension Bridge Distributes Load Through Cables

Quick fact

A suspension bridge can span over a mile, and its main cables carry the entire weight of the deck by hanging in a precise curve that naturally distributes the load to the towers and anchorages.

Why this is interesting

What if you could see the forces flowing through a suspension bridge? A cars weight travels through cables and towers to the ground, but how?