rope bridge

Jungle canyon span

A rope bridge is a simple suspension bridge made primarily of ropes or cables, often with wooden planks for footing.

Found crossing gorges, rivers, and jungle canopies, rope bridges range from crude footpaths to engineered structures.

They sway and flex underfoot, making them staples of adventure narratives: The hero edged across the fraying rope bridge.

Opposites
structural stability and permanence

rope bridgesteel bridge

Metal-framed crossing structure

concrete bridge · stone bridge · suspension bridge · fixed bridge · viaduct

construction material and method

rope bridgeiron bridge

Crossing made of ferrous metal

arch bridge · truss bridge · railroad bridge · Golden Gate Bridge · Brooklyn Bridge

construction complexity and technology

rope bridgeGolden Gate Bridge

Famous California suspension crossing

Brooklyn Bridge · Tower Bridge · highway bridge · railway bridge · infrastructure project

Family

rope, bridge, ropes, roped, bridging, roping, bridged, footbridge, bridgeable

Familiarity
Top 200,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G