Suspension

06 Nov 25

Australia: suspension bridge for Casino

Town will replace flood-ruined footbridge with resilient structure.
14 Oct 25

Traffic running on world’s tallest bridge

China Railway opens mountain suspension bridge.
07 Oct 25

Welsh Government has ‘urgent need’ to close Menai Bridge

A 199-year-old suspension bridge has been closed to vehicles to allow replacement of bolts on critical beams.

02 Oct 25

Scotland: refurb for two historic wire-rope bridges

Repair plan revealed for Infirmary Bridge and Alexandra Bridge.
09 Sep 25

Plans to restore historic Scottish suspension bridge

Listed bridge will be restored for walkers and cyclists.
07 Aug 25

China: steel trusses hoisted on to world’s third tallest bridge

Single-span suspension bridge will have 560m deck-to-river height.
06 Aug 25

Italy gives green light for world’s longest suspension bridge

Implementation of the 3.6km Straits of Messina Bridge can now begin.
24 Jul 25

Berlin’s historic golden lion footbridge restored

A timber truss bridge suspended from lion-anchored cables.
29 May 25

Asphalt paving applied to double-decker Yangtze bridge

Cable-stayed suspension bridge will carry highway and rail lines.
19 May 25

USA: fatal bridge strike sparks investigation

With echoes of the Baltimore disaster, expert calls the incident another wake-up call for maritime safety.
13 May 25

Science park steel-plate bridge is a USA first

An integral structure that plays on classic suspension bridge principles joins two research districts.

13 May 25

Communities reunited

A long-span hybrid suspension-suspended crossing in remote western Uganda has been designed, modelled and constructed through a partnership between Engineers Without Borders and HDR. Rick Fauteux, Robert Mateega and Michael Roberts explain how
01 May 25

Contract inked for Sweden’s longest timber bridge

Contract worth US$39.3 million signed for road bridge.
01 May 25

Wales: historic suspension bridge getting look-alike replacement

Footbridge closed since 2021 will be replaced with accessible crossing.
24 Apr 25

JV to strip paint from Canada’s bridge towers

Work starts on suspension bridge repainting.
23 Apr 25

Weight limit on UK suspension bridge

HGVs diverted from major UK road bridge to protect cables.
06 Mar 25

China: five-span suspension bridge opens to traffic

Self-anchored suspension bridge in southeast China opens to traffic.

11 Feb 25

Poor planning led to crane on barge striking US bridge

Accident report on $145,000 Mackinac Bridge strike.
21 Jan 25

China joins world’s tallest bridge

With 625m between deck and water, Huajiang Gorge Bridge is the tallest in the world.
06 Nov 24

Hanger work finished on historic Welsh island link

168 wire rope hangers replaced on Menai Bridge.

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