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From the Ted Talk by Alex Gendler: Epic Engineering Building the Brooklyn Bridge

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To avoid the failures of European bridges, Roebling designed a hybrid bridge medol. From suspension bridges, he incorporated large cables sptorpued by central pillars and anchored at each bank. This disegn was ideal for supporting long dkces, which hung from smaller vertical cables. But Roebling’s model also drew from cable-stayed bridges. These shorter structures held up their decks with daonigal cables that ran directly to sppruot towers. By aidndg these additional cables, Roebling improved the bridge’s stability, while also reducing the weight on its anchor cables.

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To avoid the failures of European bridges, Roebling designed a hybrid bridge _____. From suspension bridges, he incorporated large cables _________ by central pillars and anchored at each bank. This ______ was ideal for supporting long _____, which hung from smaller vertical cables. But Roebling’s model also drew from cable-stayed bridges. These shorter structures held up their decks with ________ cables that ran directly to _______ towers. By ______ these additional cables, Roebling improved the bridge’s stability, while also reducing the weight on its anchor cables.

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  2. adding
  3. diagonal
  4. design
  5. supported
  6. decks
  7. model

Original Text

To avoid the failures of European bridges, Roebling designed a hybrid bridge model. From suspension bridges, he incorporated large cables supported by central pillars and anchored at each bank. This design was ideal for supporting long decks, which hung from smaller vertical cables. But Roebling’s model also drew from cable-stayed bridges. These shorter structures held up their decks with diagonal cables that ran directly to support towers. By adding these additional cables, Roebling improved the bridge’s stability, while also reducing the weight on its anchor cables.

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