2. Cable Stay Bridges
• A cable-stayed bridge is a bridge
that consists of one or more
columns (normally referred to as
towers or pylons), with cables
supporting the bridge deck.
This bridge is in Abdoun Bridge, Amman,
Jordan
3. Arch Bridge
• An arch bridge is a bridge with
abutments at each end shaped as a
curved arch
• Arch bridges work by transferring
the weight of the bridge and its
loads partially into a horizontal
thrust restrained by the abutments
at either side.
4. Suspension Bridge
• A suspension bridge is a type of bridge
in which the deck (the load-bearing
portion) is hung below suspension
cables
5. Beam Bridge
• A beam bridge is a bridge
supported by large pillars
• Used mostly for short distances
because they have no built in
supports
• Made from Timber, iron, steel,
reinforced concrete, and
prestressed concrete
A famous beam bridge is Feiyunjiang
Bridge in China
6. Feiyunjiang Bridge
• In Rui’an City,China
• Started in 2003
• Made to relieve traffic in the city
• A type of beam bridge
7. Golden Gate Bridge
• Suspension bridge
• Named one of the modern Wonders
of the World
• Made to cross the San Francisco bay
• Length: 1.7 miles
• Width: 90 feet
• Height: 746 feet
8. Lupu Bridge
• An arch bridge
• In Shanghai, China
• Total Length :12,795 feet
• Width : 94 feet
• Height : 328 feet
9. Rio–Antirrio bridge
• A cable stay bridge
• Made between Peloponnese and the
isthmus of Corinth
• Total length: 9,450 feet
• Width: 89 feet
10. My first BrIdge
• I made it out of paper and one
paper clip
• It held 100 pennies and an entire
box of staples
• I weaved the paper clip in and out of
the paper for stability
11. My second bridge
• I made it out of clay, cups, popsicle
sticks and string
• It is a beam bridge
• Its not very pretty, but it gets the
job done
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