▁length ▁to ▁. ▁Two ▁pairs ▁of ▁main ▁c ables ▁are ▁anch ored ▁by ▁large ▁concrete ▁blocks ▁in ▁the ▁ground . ▁The ▁secondary ▁susp ension ▁c ables ▁are ▁attached ▁to ▁floor ▁be ams ▁with ▁e y eb olt ▁and ▁ring ▁connections . ▁The ▁north ▁and ▁south ▁to wers ▁were ▁re built ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 8 . ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 5 , ▁the ▁weight ▁restriction ▁was ▁set ▁to ▁ 3 ▁tons , ▁later ▁raised ▁to ▁ 1 0 ▁tons ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 5 ▁after ▁major ▁rep airs ▁were ▁made . ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁late ▁nin ete enth ▁century , ▁the ▁area ▁around ▁the ▁Sky kom ish ▁River ▁was ▁filled ▁with ▁min ing ▁claims ▁and ▁rock ▁quar ries . ▁The ▁Bar ing ▁Bridge ▁provides ▁the ▁only ▁access ▁to ▁people ▁res iding ▁on ▁the ▁south ▁side ▁of ▁the ▁river ▁in ▁the ▁community ▁of ▁Bar ing . ▁The ▁first ▁Bar ing ▁Bridge , ▁designed ▁by ▁J . G . ▁McC orm ack , ▁was ▁built ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 2 , ▁then ▁closed ▁to ▁vehicles ▁by ▁ 1 9 2 1 . ▁This ▁bridge ▁was ▁replaced ▁by ▁the ▁ 1 9 3 0 ▁bridge , ▁which ▁shared ▁a ▁similar ▁design . ▁ ▁A ▁heavy ▁snow st orm ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 2 ▁caused ▁the ▁bridge ▁deck ▁to ▁collapse , ▁pulling ▁the ▁c ables ▁out ▁of ▁their ▁anch orage . ▁Rep airs ▁included ▁new ▁concrete ▁anchor ages ▁and ▁a ▁super structure ▁of ▁un tre ated ▁tim ber . ▁