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The simple suspension bridge is the oldest known type of suspension bridge and, ignoring the possibility of pre-Columbian trans-oceanic contact, there were at least two independent inventions of the simple suspension bridge, in the wider Himalaya region and South America. [7] 18th-century rope bridge in Srinagar, Garhwal Kingdom
Development of wire-cable suspension bridges dates to the temporary simple suspension bridge at Annonay built by Marc Seguin and his brothers in 1822. It spanned only 18 m. [18] The first permanent wire cable suspension bridge was Guillaume Henri Dufour's Saint Antoine Bridge in Geneva of 1823, with two 40 m spans. [18]
Simple suspension bridge: the earliest known type of suspension bridge, and usually a footbridge. The deck is flexible and lies on the main cables, which are anchored to the earth. Underspanned suspension bridge: an early 19th-century descendant of the simple suspension bridge. The deck is raised on posts above the main cables.
English: A simple suspension bridge. The pathway is shown in two colors to emphasize the difference with Image:Bridge-suspension-nonsimple.svg, where one color is used for the (suspended) cable and another for the pathway (deck).
Integral bridge: Extradosed bridge: 1,920 m Arrah–Chhapra Bridge: Moon bridge: Movable bridge: Pigtail bridge: Plate girder bridge: Pontoon bridge: Rigid-frame bridge: Roving bridge: Segmental bridge: Self-anchored suspension bridge: Side-spar cable-stayed bridge: Simple suspension bridge (Inca rope bridge) Step-stone bridge: Stressed ribbon ...
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