What innovation or invention made suspension bridges possible?

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Dave H.
Mar 26, 2018

Rope

Explanation:

Suspension Bridges date back into antiquity they certainly were built in Tibet in the 1430's

In the western world it was the invention of wrought iron chains that allowed suspension bridges to span ever larger gaps

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