This 1935 cover image shows a tower under construction for New York City’s Triborough Bridge (now known as the RFK Bridge), a suspension bridge with a main span of 1,380 ft, connecting Queens County ...

which first sailed in 2003, so that at high tide its funnel would pass beneath the roadway with 13 feet to spare. Connecting Brooklyn with Staten Island, it is still the longest suspension bridge ...

While an undeniable feat of engineering, China is no stranger to vertigo-inducing suspension bridge projects. Prior to ...