Which of the following statements about steel cable construction, first used to build the Brooklyn Bridge, is not true?
a. It has great tensile strength
b. Its many parallel wires share the stress.
c. It is flexible, allowing the roadway underneath to sway.
d. It can only span very short distances.
e. It can be aesthetically pleasing.
d
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