A suspension bridge's cables are beautiful to look at, but they also enable the bridge to cross large spans. Make a model suspension bridge to see how it works. After you test the strength of the beam ...

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Bridges do much more than carry people from one side of an obstacle to ...

Suspension bridges are among the most imposing and inspiring structures in the world. The engineering and design required to make these bridges span vast lengths is breath-taking, particularly when ...

(CNN) — It's just physics. Friendly civil engineering. Take a load bearing deck held by vertical suspender cables attached to larger main support lines anchored by a pair of towers and the ground -- ...