Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 148 · 40 questions

Engineer's tip (How does it hold up?): Beam: flat deck on supports, short spans; spans = length ÷ span length. Arch: curved, in compression, pushes out on its ends. Suspension: deck hangs from cables (tension) over towers (compression); longest spans.

1. 1.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🌉 Which bridge type: “deck hangs from cables”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
3. 3.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🌉 A beam bridge is 300 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 50 m. How many spans are there?
6. 6.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) the simplest bridge (b) a flat deck on piers (c) pushes out on its ends (d) cables tied down at ends
7. 7.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) cables tied down at ends (b) a rope bridge in hills (c) a log across a stream (d) stones squeezed together
8. 8.🌉 Which bridge type: “cables tied down at ends”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
9. 9.True or false: “a log across a stream” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🌉 Which bridge type: “tall towers hold cables”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
12. 12.🌉 A beam bridge is 120 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 30 m. How many spans are there?
13. 13.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🌉 Which bridge type: “a rope bridge in hills”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
16. 16.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) compression (b) tension (c) friction (d) no force
17. 17.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🌉 A beam bridge 210 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 35 m. How many piers are there?
19. 19.🌉 A beam bridge 180 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 45 m. How many piers are there?
20. 20.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) stones squeezed together (c) a rope bridge in hills (d) good for short gaps
21. 21.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
22. 22.🌉 A beam bridge 300 m long is split by piers into 6 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
23. 23.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) nothing (b) cables only (c) piers (d) balloons
25. 25.🌉 Which bridge type: “a curve under the deck”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
26. 26.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
27. 27.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.True or false: “good for short gaps” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🌉 A beam bridge 45 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 15 m. How many piers are there?
30. 30.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge (d) log bridge
31. 31.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
32. 32.🌉 A beam bridge 500 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 50 m. How many piers are there?
33. 33.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) stones squeezed together (c) good for short gaps (d) tall towers hold cables
34. 34.🌉 A beam bridge 120 m long is split by piers into 3 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
35. 35.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) no force (b) compression (c) friction (d) tension
36. 36.🌉 A beam bridge 140 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 20 m. How many piers are there?
37. 37.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) deck hangs from cables (b) cables tied down at ends (c) a curve under the deck (d) the simplest bridge
38. 38.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
40. 40.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False

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