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(Based on Glossary of Bridge Terminology; Chapter LXXX of J.A.L. Waddell's Bridge Engineering (New York: Wiley, 1916)) |
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A [[roadway]] suspended from chain or wire cables, usually hung between massive [[tower|towers]] of [[masonry]] and securely attached to [[abutment|abutments]]. Also called a wire bridge. | A [[roadway]] suspended from chain or wire cables, usually hung between massive [[tower|towers]] of [[masonry]] and securely attached to [[abutment|abutments]]. Also called a wire bridge. | ||
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Latest revision as of 06:41, 4 February 2009
A roadway suspended from chain or wire cables, usually hung between massive towers of masonry and securely attached to abutments. Also called a wire bridge.
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