Suspension Bridges

 Suspension Bridges are  wooden  Paths and Structures  Buildings that allow foot traffic to pass over gaps. They have a built-in  Path.

All six versions of suspension bridges are one block wide. The only differences are the lengths and build materials. The shortest gap that suspension bridges can cross is one block (a single  Suspension Bridge 1x1). The widest gap that suspension bridges can cross without using intermediate  Platforms, terrain, or solid buildings is 12 blocks using two  Suspension Bridge 6x1 facing each other.

Compared to  Platforms, suspension bridges are:

• more decorative;
• cheaper and quicker to build over deep or wide gaps; and
• do not support building anything on top of them, and thus cannot transmit power or fluids.

Construction

After building the first suspension bridge, builders commence the second bridge even without access to its base, as they are adjacent to the tip of the second bridge. This makes traversing deep and wide gaps very quick and easy.

The names of suspension bridges refer to the span. The actual length includes an extra block for the footing that anchors it to the ground. Example: Suspension Bridge 1x1 is two blocks long. The first block is the footing and the second is the suspension bridge proper.

Required Materials

All suspension bridges require 4  logs and 4  planks for each block of the span. The footing is free.

Sizes

Bridge	Actual Size	Materials
Suspension Bridge 1x1	2x1	4  logs 4  planks
Suspension Bridge 2x1	3x1	8  logs 8  planks
Suspension Bridge 3x1	4x1	12  logs 12  planks
Suspension Bridge 4x1	5x1	16  logs 16  planks
Suspension Bridge 5x1	6x1	20  logs 20  planks
Suspension Bridge 6x1	7x1	24  logs 24  planks

Production Chain

•  Lumberjack
  • Chops:  Trees
  • Creates:  Logs
•  Forester
  • Plants:  Trees

•  Inventor
  • Creates:  Science (Required to unlock some of the remaining buildings in this production chain)
•  Power  Buildings (Remaining buildings in this production chain may require power)
•  Lumber mill
  • Consumes: 50 hp
  • Processes:  Logs
  • Creates:  Planks

•  Suspension Bridges

Gallery

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  Two Suspension Bridge 3x1. You can clearly see the extra footing block on the left of the selected one.