suspension bridge
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Golden Gate Bridge, San Francisco, USA. Upon completion in 1937 it was the world's longest suspension bridge; in 1964 the title was gained by the Verrazano Narrows Bridge over the mouth of New York Harbour.
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The Tamar Suspension Bridge. When it first opened to traffic in 1961, the Tamar Bridge, at 335 m/1,100 ft in length, was the longest suspension bridge in the UK. Linking the counties of Devon and Cornwall, it replaced the old ferry, which for centuries had crossed the River Tamar just downstream of where the bridge now stands.
| Bridge in which the spanning roadway or railway is supported by a system of steel ropes suspended from two or more tall towers. |
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