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 ...

Cable-stayed bridges may look similar to suspension bridges—both have roadways that hang from cables and both have towers. But the two bridges support the load of the roadway in very different ways.

This is the only suspension bridge I've seen in the world that doesn't use cables.) After the inspection, Marcos said the collapse of the bridge was likely due to a design flaw. In interviews with ...