The modern iron suspension bridge dates from the early nineteenth-century, but it did not have (i)____________ debut: many early suspension bridges were damaged, if not outright destroyed, by the wind. There were few (ii)____________, however, so the form (iii)____________. A. a propitious B. obvious parallels C. declined D. a conspicuous E. practical alternatives F. inspired G. an equivocal H. unnoticed instances I. persisted