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To: TraderGreg who wrote (1423)	8/9/1998 2:58:00 PM
From: nougie	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 2229

I guess it means like the Golden Gate or Brooklyn Bridge. I was on that Chesapeake Bay Bridge a couple years ago. That is really an engineering marvel. I don't think it qualifies as suspension.

To: TraderGreg who wrote (1423)	8/10/1998 12:08:00 AM
From: FJB	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 2229

Are we certain the Storebaelt Bridge or the previously mentioned Japanese bridges are suspension bridges? The previous record holder, the Verrazano-Narrows, only had a span of 4,260 ft. between the supports. I'm not an engineer either, but a single span suspension bridge of 2.4 or 4.2 miles would need towers of freakish height and strength. Did "Popular Mechanics" have a picture of the bridge? Did it look like the Golden Gate? Thanks for any info. I just realized what a complete geek I am! :-) Bob