How did they get the cable on top of the golden gate bridge...so it would be a suspention bridge, please.?

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Kimmie, You might find some useful information here about how suspension bridges in general are constructed (the GG bridge is a typical suspension bridge). Basically, they built the towers first, then strung the cables over the towers.

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