suspension bridge

noun

: a bridge that has its roadway suspended from two or more cables usually passing over towers and securely anchored at the ends see bridge illustration

Examples of suspension bridge in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Smale Riverfront Park, tucked along the Ohio River Trail, offers the perfect view of the suspension bridge from the Ohio side. Grace Tucker, The Enquirer, 9 Feb. 2024 Over a century old, the suspension bridge is widely regarded as an engineering and architectural icon. Grace Tucker, The Enquirer, 9 Feb. 2024 If the object really is simply to link Sicily to mainland Italy, the world’s longest suspension bridge, with all these problems, might no longer even be needed. Gisela Salim-Peyer, The Atlantic, 11 Dec. 2023 From there, visitors are invited to stroll through the swoon-worthy tunnel made from thousands of pink lights spanning the length of North America's longest pedestrian suspension bridge. Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, 6 Feb. 2024 The winner was thus a suspension bridge anchored to pillars on the two banks, rooted in dry land. Gisela Salim-Peyer, The Atlantic, 11 Dec. 2023 Elsewhere, the vast property comprises a nearly 5,000-square-foot barn, seven natural springs, and six ponds—one of which spans 18 acres and features a suspension bridge. Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 10 Jan. 2024 In 2015, a particularly bad winter storm destroyed a footbridge and washed away the statue, leading to the construction of the big suspension bridge, a replacement statue and a newer, bigger clearing, which opened in 2022. oregonlive, 2 Sep. 2023 Invader climbed the ladder, which jiggled like a suspension bridge under his weight. Lauren Collins, The New Yorker, 11 Dec. 2023

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Word History

First Known Use

1821, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of suspension bridge was in 1821

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“Suspension bridge.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/suspension%20bridge. Accessed 19 Mar. 2024.

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suspension bridge

noun
: a bridge that has its roadway suspended from two or more cables usually passing over towers and strongly anchored at the ends

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