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The simplest type of bridge. It is made from a rigid, straight structure resting on supports at either end.
What is a Beam Bridge
100
A force that tends to shorten, push or squeeze a structure.
What is compression
100
What is the Golden Gate Bridge
100
The area of the bridge along which traffic travels; it rests on the decking
What is the roadway
100
This type of bridge is easy to build, inexpensive, and used in a wide variety of settings.
What is a Beam Bridge
200
A bridge having a curved structure. This design provides strength by exerting force downwards and sideways against the abutments.
What is an Arch Bridge
200
A force that tends to lengthen or stretch part of a structure.
What is tension
200
What is the Tobin Bridge
200
The section of the bridge between two piers
What is the span
200
This type of bridge is relatively expensive and designs are limited to certain sites where the ground can support the load.
What is an arch bridge
300
What type of bridge is this?
What is a cable stayed bridge
300
What is torsion
300
What is the Tower Bridge London
300
The surface of the bridge that serves as a walkway, roadway or railway (black)
What is decking
300
This bridge is best suited for long distances.
What is a suspension bridge
400
A type of bridge where the deck hangs from wires attached to thick cables. The cables themselves pass over towers and are securely anchored in concrete anchorages.
What is a Suspension Bridge
400
The weight of traffic on a bridge
What is live load
400
What type of bridge is the Rialto Bridge in Italy?
What is an arch bridge
400
The mass of rock or concrete at either end of an arch bridge that keeps the ends of the arch securely in place so they do not separate and cause the bridge to fall.
What is an abutment
400
This shape is the strongest for building
What is a triangle
500
What type of bridge is this?
What is a Truss Bridge
500
What is happening in this picture
What is buckling
500
What is the Sydney Harbor Bridge
500
A strong supporting beam (red)
What is a girder
500
This bridge is very strong for short distances but difficult to widen
What is a Truss Bridge
600
This design gets its support from counterbalanced beams meeting in the middle of the bridge rather than from supports at either end. 
What is a Cantilever Bridge
600
The weight of the bridge’s structure.
What is dead load
600
What is the type and name of this bridge
What is the Zakim Bridge. A cable-stayed bridge
600
A framework of girders, some in tension and some in compression, comprising triangles and other stable shapes.
What is a truss
600
This bridge combines a the framework of a truss bridge with the shape of a suspension bridge and the strength of a beam bridge
What is a cantilever bridge