Democratic Sentinel, Volume 22, Number 30, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 13 August 1898 — Suspension Bridges. [ARTICLE]

Suspension Bridges.

The Romans built the first stone bridge across the Tiber. Suspension bridges are of remote origin. Klrohen mentions one made In China, with chains supporting the roadway, 880 feet in length, built A. D. 65, and may still be seen. The first large iron bridge was erected over the Severn In 1777.