Bridges

What type of Material do bridges use

• Stone
• Iron
• Reinforced and Pre-stressed Concrete
• All the above

What is the name for the entire length of a bridge?

• span
• pier
• abutment
• cable

What are the steel wires used to suspend the main supports called?

• span
• abutment
• pier
• cable

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS2-1

What type of bridge is this

• Arch
• Suspension 
• Beam 

What type of bridge is this? 

• Arch
• Suspension 
• Beam 

What type of bridge is this? 

• Arch
• Suspension 
• Beam 

Which bridge is this?

• London Tower Bridge
• Tappan Zee Bridge
• San Francisco Golden Gate Bridge
• Sydney Harbor Bridge

The picture show here is... 

• truss
• arch
• beam
• cable-stayed

True or False: A beam (or girder) bridge is the simplest and most inexpensive bridge to build.

• True

• False

A beam bridge is made of horizontal spans supported at each end by

• arches

• beams

• piers

• rhubarb

Tags

NGSS.MS-ETS1-1