(Source: V. Ryan © 2006 - 2009-2017)
Typical Suspension bridge 3D view
(Source: science photo library C042/4416 Rights Managed)
Forces acting on a typical suspension bridge (deck, piers & cables)
(source: severnbridges.org, Severn Bridges Trust)
Typical cross-section of a self-anchored suspension cable bridge similar to the Chelsea bridge.
(Source: Alex Weinberg suspension-bridges-of-disbelief)
Sketch of the load distribution of a suspension bridge similar to the Chelsea bridge.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=caTaBeKUh-U&ab_channel=EngineeringModels
The video shows how suspension bridge works, forces acting on it and the load distribution on it.