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Tacoma Narrows Bridge One of the largest suspension bridges in the world. The present bridge replaced âGalloping Gertie,â an architectural failure nicknamed for the way it swayed in the wind. The ill-fated span collapsed 4 months and 7 days after it opened in 1940.
San Francisco's Golden Gate Bridge stands as a classic example of a suspension bridge. Regine Mahaux/Photodisc/Getty Images As the name implies, suspension bridges, like the Golden Gate Bridge or Brooklyn Bridge, suspend the roadway by cables, ropes or chains from two tall towers. These towers support the majority of the weight as compression pushes down on the suspension bridge's deck and then travels up the cables, ropes or chains to transfer compression to the towers. The towers then dissipate the compression directly into the earth.