The Engineering of Suspension Bridges

Suspension bridges start with massive anchorages buried deep in bedrock, designed to hold

thousands of tons of tension. Next come the towers, rising hundreds of meters tall as

the bridge's backbone. Main cables are then draped across these towers, either spun strand

by strand or lifted as prefabricated bundles. Vertical suspender cables hang down

from the main cables, ready to support the deck. Finally, the roadway is installed

section by section, distributing weight evenly across the entire structure. This engineering

masterpiece balances compression, tension, and gravity to span distances other

bridges simply cannot reach.