Beam Bridges
Arch Bridges
Truss Bridges
Suspension Bridges
Tied Arch Bridges
100
The horizontal structure that goes across the water.
What is the beam?
100
An arch bridge has this type of shape.
What is a curve?
100
The strongest shape in the world.
What is a triangle?
100
The tall parts of the suspension bridge. Usually there are two of them.
What are the towers?
100
This bridge looks like this.
What is a bow?
200
This is one of the (oldest or newest) type of bridge
What is oldest?
200
Arch bridges were invented by these ancient people.
Who are the Romans?
200
Type of building material usually used to build truss bridges.
What is wood or metal?
200
The structure that holds the cable to the earth.
What are the anchors?
200
Type of movable bridge that sounds like a piece of playground equipment.
What is a swing bridge?
300
This is a type of beam bridge which you can raise and lower when boats go by.
What is a draw bridge?
300
The stone that is found at the top of the arch.
What is the keystone?
300
The pushing type of force.
What is compression?
300
In a suspension bridge, the cable exerts this type of force.
What is tension?
300
This bridge is sort of a cross between these two or three types of bridges.
What are arch, suspension, and beam bridges ?
400
The vertical supports that help support the beam.
What is a pier?
400
The massive structure that helps support the arch by pushing against it.
What are the abutments?
400
The pulling type of force.
What is tension?
400
This part of a suspension bridge goes up, goes down and up in the middle like a jump rope, and then goes down again.
What is the cable or main cable?
400
Do these bridges need a strong foundation?
What is nah not really?
500
Which of the following is NOT true about a beam bridge?
Easy to build
Easy to put sidewalks on
Easy for large boats to go under
Easy for large boats to go under
500
Which force is shown by stretching (<>)?
What is tension
500
What is the type of force described as shrinking?
What is compression?
500
This famous suspension bridge connects Brooklyn and Staten Island.
What is the Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge?
500
Which part of this bridge is under tension, the arch or the deck?
What is the deck?