"Ian Johnston" wrote:

I wonder about suspension bridges. I suspect the wires are just too
much an area of concentrated strength, and would probably cheesecutter
the wings off. It would still be a heck of a mess, of course.


The deck at mid-span is a vulnerable point. Or fly through the
suspension hangers, which support the deck from the suspension cables.
You would only need to sever a (relatively) small number to result in
the surrounding hangers failing through being over-stressed.