How to Use suspension bridge in a Sentence

suspension bridge

noun
  • The bridge is the fifth-longest suspension bridge in the world.
    Meredith Spelbring, Detroit Free Press, 9 Apr. 2020
  • Italy might build the longest suspension bridge in the world.
    Eric Sylvers, WSJ, 26 July 2023
  • To reach it, renters must cross a suspension bridge on the property.
    Celia Fernandez raffi Paul, CNBC, 29 Nov. 2025
  • To reach it, renters must cross a suspension bridge on the property.
    Celia Fernandez raffi Paul, CNBC, 30 Dec. 2025
  • The park also has a large playground, suspension bridge and food court/food truck area.
    Shanti Lerner, The Arizona Republic, 26 May 2022
  • Either way, don't miss the park's iconic suspension bridge.
    Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 20 Jan. 2026
  • Just across a suspension bridge is the rest of this skyward suite, with a bedroom in an acorn-like structure.
    Tim Nelson, Architectural Digest, 31 Mar. 2025
  • Just across a suspension bridge is the rest of this skyward suite, with a bedroom in an acorn-like structure.
    Erika Owen, Architectural Digest, 29 Apr. 2026
  • The gorge, part of a theme park, is spanned by a light suspension bridge that dates back to 1929.
    Gregory J. Holman, USA TODAY, 17 Oct. 2017
  • Climbers can tackle ladders, cross suspension bridges, and tiptoe their way across a tightrope walk.
    AFAR Media, 30 Sep. 2025
  • The bridge is a steel truss suspension bridge with a total length of 9,482 feet.
    Hassan Tayir, CNN Money, 15 Apr. 2025
  • The winner was thus a suspension bridge anchored to pillars on the two banks, rooted in dry land.
    Gisela Salim-Peyer, The Atlantic, 11 Dec. 2023
  • Swiss army knife of hikes features a rock tunnel, a small waterfall and one long suspension bridge.
    Julie Jag, The Salt Lake Tribune, 23 Apr. 2021
  • Pining piccolos, flutes and strings were strung through the third with the tension of the suspension bridge.
    Washington Post, 8 Apr. 2022
  • One rendering showed the view from a 30-foot-high suspension bridge looking down on a tree.
    Spencer Soper, Philly.com, 26 Jan. 2018
  • The Brooklyn Bridge was the world's first-ever steel-wire suspension bridge.
    Meena Thiruvengadam, Travel + Leisure, 1 Mar. 2021
  • There are two exit routes on the tour, with the first about a quarter of the way in, and the second just before the suspension bridge.
    Susan Glaser, cleveland, 13 May 2021
  • Two tightrope-style suspension bridges, one of which stretches 45 feet across a 200-foot chasm.
    AFAR Media, 30 Sep. 2025
  • Some feature suspension bridges that cross chasms or waterfalls, and others end with a zip line back to terra firma.
    AFAR Media, 30 Sep. 2025
  • In 2010, a visitor center was added just a short walk from the house, over a suspension bridge.
    Rebecca Treon, Chron, 15 Mar. 2022
  • Video shared on social media appeared to show the suspension bridge crowded with people, some of whom were seen to be shaking the bridge.
    Krishna Pokharel, WSJ, 31 Oct. 2022
  • The resort features a wooden suspension bridge, ski hills and cross country trails among other amenities.
    Sarah Moore, Freep.com, 3 Feb. 2026
  • From a megatall skyscraper to the world's longest suspension bridge, here's our pick of the 10 most ambitious projects this year.
    New Atlas, 28 Dec. 2025
  • The building itself is a series of white fabric peaks, supported by cables like a suspension bridge.
    Charlie Sosnick, Condé Nast Traveler, 19 Dec. 2025
  • Two new suspension bridges spanning more than 700 feet above the canyon and new ropes bridges opened in September.
    Ashley Mahoney, Axios, 9 July 2024
  • From the bridge Walk across the highest suspension bridge in North America.
    Sarah Kuta, The Know, 30 July 2019
  • The Manhattan Bridge, which is a suspension bridge, must cope with floods and lightning, traffic and age.
    Elaisha Stokes, New York Times, 19 Jan. 2018
  • The rule of law in the United States is like a suspension bridge — still upright, but with cables snapping, one by one.
    Jonathan Chait, Daily Intelligencer, 10 June 2018
  • The area is home to SkyBridge Michigan, the world’s longest wood frame suspension bridge.
    Mariette Williams, Essence, 23 Sep. 2024
  • The length of Dexter's slender body, indeed, was just a suspension bridge between the edifices of his head and his hind legs.
    Tom Junod, Esquire, 14 July 2014

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