Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 219 · 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.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
2. 2.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a rope bridge in hills (b) a curve under the deck (c) pushes out on its ends (d) stones squeezed together
3. 3.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) friction (b) compression (c) tension (d) no force
4. 4.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) the simplest bridge (b) a curve under the deck (c) cables tied down at ends (d) the longest spans of all
5. 5.🌉 Which bridge type: “a rope bridge in hills”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
6. 6.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) cables only (b) balloons (c) nothing (d) piers
7. 7.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
8. 8.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) no force (b) compression (c) friction (d) tension
9. 9.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.True or false: “good for short gaps” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) cables tied down at ends (b) the simplest bridge (c) a log across a stream (d) pushes out on its ends
13. 13.🌉 A beam bridge 80 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 20 m. How many piers are there?
14. 14.🌉 Which bridge type: “the longest spans of all”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
15. 15.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) a flat deck on piers (c) pushes out on its ends (d) cables tied down at ends
18. 18.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge (d) log bridge
19. 19.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
20. 20.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
21. 21.True or false: “good for short gaps” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🌉 Which bridge type: “pushes out on its ends”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
23. 23.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) deck hangs from cables (c) tall towers hold cables (d) a log across a stream
24. 24.True or false: “good for short gaps” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) cables tied down at ends (b) a flat deck on piers (c) a curve under the deck (d) the simplest bridge
26. 26.🌉 A beam bridge 125 m long is split by piers into 5 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
27. 27.🌉 Which bridge type: “deck hangs from cables”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
28. 28.🌉 A beam bridge is 100 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 50 m. How many spans are there?
29. 29.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🌉 A beam bridge 175 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 25 m. How many piers are there?
32. 32.🌉 Which bridge type: “stones squeezed together”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
33. 33.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a rope bridge in hills (b) cables tied down at ends (c) stones squeezed together (d) a flat deck on piers
34. 34.🌉 A beam bridge 150 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 25 m. How many piers are there?
35. 35.🌉 Which bridge type: “cables tied down at ends”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
36. 36.🌉 A beam bridge 180 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 30 m. How many piers are there?
37. 37.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🌉 A beam bridge is 240 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 40 m. How many spans are there?
39. 39.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) deck hangs from cables (b) stones squeezed together (c) a rope bridge in hills (d) good for short gaps

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