Take a piece of rope (about five feet long), and ... and 2,800 feet), cable-stayeds are fast becoming the bridge of choice. Compared to suspension bridges, cable-stayeds require less cable ...

Rope suspension bridges were built by the ancient Peruvians, and they have been used in Europe. The first iron suspension bridge was built in 1819, across the Tweed, at Berwick-on-Tweed ...

"When we heard the news, we immediately took a rope and rushed to the spot. When I reached there, 50 to 60 people were hanging on to the broken suspension bridge," he says. Mr Jilaria says he and ...