- a bridge that has a deck suspended by cables or rods from other cables or chains that hang between two towers and are anchored at both ends
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
susˈpen•sion ˌbridge, n. [countable]
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026- Civil Engineeringa bridge having a deck hung from cables anchored at their ends and usually raised on towers.
suspen′sion bridge′,
- Civil Engineeringa bridge having a deck suspended from cables anchored at their extremities and usually raised on towers.
- 1815–25
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suspension bridge n
'suspension bridge' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Bristol
- Brunel
- Humber
- Menai Strait
- suspender
- Telford
- anchorage
- Brooklyn Bridge
- Mackinac Bridge
- Verrazano-Narrows Bridge
- saddle