At 5, 989 feet (1825 m), it was the longest suspension bridge in the world from its opening until 1903, and the first steel-wire suspension bridge.
桥长5989英尺（1825米），自1903年投入使用以来，一直是世界上最长的吊桥和第一座钢索吊桥。
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The span will have a single, 525-foot tower, anchored to bedrock and supported by a single, enormous steel-wire cable that threads through the suspension bridge.
大桥将会有一个固定在基岩之上的高达525英尺的桥墩，并且由一根单一的，巨大的钢缆通过吊桥的全程。
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The miners rode a conveyance attached to a cable made of braided steelwire.