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Suspension bridge in New Brunswick.

--The new suspension bridge, at Grand Falls, N. B., is now open for travel. Its length is 204 feet; height from the bed of the river, 110 feet. It is suspended by two cables of 1,000 wires each, from towers 25 feet high. Each wire is capable of sustaining 1,200 lbs. The bridge was loaded with 75 tons for several days, to stretch the wires. The entire cost was $28,000.

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