There was a terror plot against the Brooklyn Bridge in 2002.[1] It didn&#x27;t get that far, but the plan was feasible - to get inside the anchorage where the cable strands fan out to be individually anchored into concrete, and cut them one at a time, using gasoline-powered saws, until the cable failed.<p>Security had been tightened up, though.  From 1985 to 2001, the anchorage was used for art exhibits, but that stopped after 9&#x2F;11. The plotters gave up on that plan, since they would have needed hours or days of uninterrupted access.<p>[1] <a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.nyc.gov&#x2F;html&#x2F;nypd&#x2F;html&#x2F;pr&#x2F;plots_targeting_nyc.shtml" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.nyc.gov&#x2F;html&#x2F;nypd&#x2F;html&#x2F;pr&#x2F;plots_targeting_nyc.sht...</a>