ABSTRACT
The corrosion of main cables in suspension bridges has been studied extensively over the past few decades. The fact that there has not been a failure or collapse of a large suspension bridge due to the effects of corrosion has made the study of this issue an uphill battle for many. The Waldo-Hancock Bridge (Figure 5.1) in Maine may have been the closest structure to a collapse near the turn of the twenty-first century and was strengthened immediately upon discovery of the extensive loss of cable strength. Figure 5.1 shows the original cables of the bridge in white, the temporary supplemental cables above, and debris from broken wires in the center of the photo. The bridge was replaced with a cable-stayed bridge a short time later.
