suspension bridge

/səˌspɛnʃən brɪdʒ/

Definitions of suspension bridge

1. noun

   a bridge that has a roadway supported by cables that are anchored at both ends
   examples:

   Angostura Bridge

   a suspension bridge across the Orinoco River at Ciudad Bolivar

   Benjamin Franklin Bridge

   a suspension bridge across the Delaware River

   Bosporus Bridge

   a suspension bridge across the Bosporus at Istanbul

   Bronx-Whitestone Bridge

   a suspension bridge across the East River in New York City

   Brooklyn Bridge

   a suspension bridge across the East River in New York City; opened in 1883

   Delaware Memorial Bridge

   a suspension bridge across the Delaware River

   George Washington Bridge

   a suspension bridge across the Hudson River between New York and New Jersey

   Golden Gate Bridge

   a suspension bridge across the Golden Gate

   Humber Bridge

   a suspension bridge at Hull, England; 4,626 feet long

   Kammon Strait Bridge

   a suspension bridge between Kyushu and Honshu

   Mackinac Bridge

   a suspension bridge across the channel between the lower and upper peninsulas of Michigan

   Pierre Laporte Bridge

   a suspension bridge across the Saint Lawrence River at Quebec

   Ponte 25 de Abril

   a suspension bridge across the Tagus River at Lisbon

   Tacoma Narrows Bridge

   a suspension bridge across Puget Sound at Tacoma

   Verrazano-Narrows Bridge

   a suspension bridge across the Verrazano Narrows between Brooklyn and Staten Island

   Walt Whitman Bridge

   a suspension bridge across the Delaware River

   type of:

   bridge, span

   a structure that allows people or vehicles to cross an obstacle such as a river or canal or railway etc.