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Cantilevers hold up a surface or room without themselves being supported at their outer end. Many outdoor balconies are cantilevered, and theater balconies may be as well. A cantilevered bridge may have a huge span (as long as 1,800 feet) built out on either side of a single large foundation pier. Architects sometimes use cantilevered construction to produce dramatic effects; Frank Lloyd Wright's "Fallingwater" house, which extends out over a rocky river, is a famous example. But the Grand Canyon's "Skywalk" has become perhaps the best-known piece of cantilevered construction in America.
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Sandi Schwartz, Better Homes & Gardens, 13 June 2025
In 2002, Fallingwater’s famous cantilevers underwent a major structural restoration to prevent their collapse.
—Elizabeth Fazzare, Architectural Digest, 15 May 2025
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june 04, New Atlas, 4 June 2025
On June 2, the city will make a different kind of splash, this time with The Treetop Villas at Mirror Lake, the area's newest accommodations comprising four treehouse-style villas, cantilevered 35 feet above the ground along the shores of Mirror Lake.
—Kristine Hansen, Travel + Leisure, 22 May 2025
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“Cantilever.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cantilever. Accessed 18 Jun. 2025.
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