Books & Periodicals
Aaseng, Nathan. Construction: Building the Impossible.
      Minneapolis: The Oliver Press, Inc., 2000.

Algebra 2 and Trigonometry. 3^rd ed.
      Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1992.

Johnmann, Carol A. and Elizabeth J. Rietch. Bridges! Amazing Structures to Design, Build, & Test.
      1^st ed. Charlotte: Williamson Publishing, 1999.

Merrill Advanced Mathematical Concepts. 1^st ed.
      New York: Glencoe/McGraw-Hill, 1994.

Internet Links
2dcurves.com - Parabola

ASCE: 100 Longest Suspension Bridges in the World

Brantacan

Bridge Types: Suspension

BUILDING BIG: All About Bridges - Part of PBS.org

Conic Sections: The Parabola

Geometry of Bridge Construction

Howstuffworks.com "How Bridges Work"

Hanging with Galileo

MacTutor History of Mathematics Archive: Parabola

Wolfram Research: Parabola

Xahlee.com: Special Plane Curves: Parabola

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