Additional cables, called backstays, were connected to anchorages behind each tower to balance the horizontal forces, similar to the way suspension bridges work with their towers and abutment anchorages.
额外的缆索(称为后拉索)连接到每个塔后面的锚地,以平衡水平力,类似于悬索桥与其塔和桥台锚地的工作方式。