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You didn't ask me, but I'm a total bridge freak and will attempt a simple explanation (I'm further from being an engineer of any kind than from any other profession, and simple is all I can do). In a suspension bridge, the main cables are strung between two towers, and smaller cables (sometimes called "hangers") run vertically from the main cables to the bridge deck, holding it up. In a cable-stayed bridge, cables are run directly from the towers to the bridge deck. The Brooklyn Bridge employs both kind of cabling, as you can see here: Among the best-known pure suspension bridges is the main section of the Golden Gate Bridge, the form of which is shown here: Probably the most breath-taking cable-stayed bridge is the Millau Viaduct in France, which opened in 2004: It's the tallest bridge ever built, its tallest mast being approximately twice the height of the Washington Monument. I'm hoping to go an a bridge tour one day, and visit this and some other remarkable bridges I've never seen.
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I always thought it was just an expression for pointing out someone's gullibility, but the bridge has been "sold" many many times. Makes me wonder what other BS we're falling for nowadays. "For You, Half Price" by Gabriel Cohen on nytimes.com
