Will it be “the last great suspension bridge built in America?” The Tacoma-Narrows Bridge is nearing completion after five years. With 19,000 miles of cable holding up one mile of asphalt, concrete, and steel the bridge is scheduled to open in July, weather permitting. Cable-stayed designs are the current trend, but the suspension bridge is a classic with the Golden Gate as the icon. Workers have held barbecues on the top of the towers.