The third photograph, taken on the suspension span of the bridge, shows us slender cables that rise into the air like pencil-point columns.

Ultimately, 445 flags were found by the inspection teams, with the most of the damage in the approach roads rather than the the main suspension span.

Your whole suspension span and everything on it.

The first span opened to traffic on August 16, 1951, and at the time was the sixth-longest main suspension span in the world.

The bridge had never been rebuilt; the main track was constructed further south to cross over a newer and stronger suspension span.

There would also be modifications to the lattice beams as is now complete for the western suspension spans.

When completed the bridge was the longest eyebar suspension span in existence at that time.

The western suspension span has undergone extensive seismic retrofitting.

The untied arch suspension span is suspended by 72 steel cables.

Steel from the old bridge cables and the suspension span was sold melted down.