"Expert opinion has no doubt that the cable will break."
The truth is underneath, and cables can break through to it.
The tests are designed to ensure the cable will not break during flight.
Perhaps the cable has broken between here and the mainland.
On Field's fourth attempt, in 1865, the cable broke again.
One man was almost killed when the cable broke.
"The other cable broke and the whole thing came down."
To destroy this bridge, a second cable must break in the same day as the first.
If a cable broke or they couldn't hold the engine's weight it would slide forward into the water.
This approach was abandoned when one cable broke on average every 48 hours.