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George Washington Bridge

Budapest: Széchenyi Chain Bridge

Diagram of a suspension bridge spanning over water, with red lines illustrating tension forces in the cables and green lines showing compression forces in the vertical towers.

Diagram showing three types of suspension bridge cables: a bundle of parallel wires, a twisted wire rope strand, and a connected series of flat eyebars or chain links.

The Brooklyn Bridge spans the East River with its stone towers and suspension cables, set against the New York City skyline.

Tacoma Narrows Bridge

San Francisco: Golden Gate Bridge

Akashi Kaikyo Bridge

Abel Tasman National Park

A suspension bridge spans the River Ribble at Dinkley, Lancashire, England, with trees and rocky riverbanks visible in the foreground.

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John A. Roebling

John Augustus Roebling

German-born American engineer

Roebling, Emily Warren

Emily Warren Roebling

American socialite, builder, and businesswoman

Isambard Kingdom Brunel

Isambard Kingdom Brunel

British engineer

Sir Marc Isambard Brunel

Sir Marc Isambard Brunel

French-born engineer and inventor

Engineer Gustav Lindenthal (second from right) and his chief assistant, Othmar Ammann (second from left), posing upon the completion of the Hell Gate Bridge in New York City, 1916.

Othmar Herman Ammann

American engineer

Washington Augustus Roebling, 1870

Washington Augustus Roebling

American engineer

Thomas Telford

Thomas Telford

Scottish engineer

Mackinac Bridge

David Barnard Steinman

American engineer

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Charles Ellet

American engineer

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Marc Séguin, the Elder

French engineer

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Sir Gilbert Roberts

British engineer

The northern terminus of the Akashi Strait Bridge in Terumi ward, southern Kobe, Hyogo prefecture, west-central Japan. The bridge spans the Akashi Strait and links Awaji Island to Honshu.

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