How a suspension bridge gets its suspension.
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Each cable is 512 mm.
There are 8584 wires per cable.
Footing measurements show both precast
footing forms (A-A and B-B). This footing
will be at the bottom of each tower. End-to-end,
the footing measures over 150 feet.
A cross section of the
bridge shows 4 lanes for vehicles, two 10-foot-wide shoulders and a pedestrian lane.
All
measurements here are shown in meters. The
length of the entire bridge is 3465 feet.
The
towers are 427 feet tall, with a 300
square foot of base.
