Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 308 · 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: “the longest spans of all”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
2. 2.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) balloons (b) cables only (c) nothing (d) piers
3. 3.🌉 A beam bridge is 120 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 40 m. How many spans are there?
4. 4.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
5. 5.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) tall towers hold cables (b) stones squeezed together (c) a curve under the deck (d) a log across a stream
6. 6.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) compression (b) tension (c) friction (d) no force
7. 7.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) good for short gaps (b) a flat deck on piers (c) stones squeezed together (d) cables tied down at ends
8. 8.🌉 A beam bridge 150 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 15 m. How many piers are there?
9. 9.🌉 A beam bridge 225 m long is split by piers into 5 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
10. 10.🌉 Which bridge type: “tall towers hold cables”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
11. 11.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) the simplest bridge (c) stones squeezed together (d) deck hangs from cables
12. 12.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) tension (b) no force (c) friction (d) compression
13. 13.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🌉 Which bridge type: “cables tied down at ends”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
16. 16.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a log across a stream (b) deck hangs from cables (c) good for short gaps (d) pushes out on its ends
17. 17.🌉 Which bridge type: “stones squeezed together”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
18. 18.🌉 A beam bridge 300 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 50 m. How many piers are there?
19. 19.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) tall towers hold cables (c) cables tied down at ends (d) a flat deck on piers
20. 20.🌉 A beam bridge is 30 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 10 m. How many spans are there?
21. 21.🌉 Which bridge type: “a rope bridge in hills”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
22. 22.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🌉 Which bridge type: “pushes out on its ends”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
24. 24.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) the longest spans of all (b) a log across a stream (c) pushes out on its ends (d) stones squeezed together
25. 25.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) pushes out on its ends (c) a flat deck on piers (d) cables tied down at ends
27. 27.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
28. 28.🌉 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?
29. 29.True or false: “good for short gaps” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🌉 Which bridge type: “deck hangs from cables”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
31. 31.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) a curve under the deck (c) the simplest bridge (d) deck hangs from cables
32. 32.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) log bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge (d) arch bridge
33. 33.🌉 A beam bridge is 140 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 35 m. How many spans are there?
34. 34.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) good for short gaps (b) deck hangs from cables (c) a curve under the deck (d) tall towers hold cables
35. 35.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🌉 A beam bridge 450 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 50 m. How many piers are there?
37. 37.🌉 A beam bridge 60 m long is split by piers into 4 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
38. 38.True or false: “good for short gaps” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🌉 A beam bridge is 225 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 45 m. How many spans are there?
40. 40.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True

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