Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 326 · 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: “cables tied down at ends” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🌉 Which bridge type: “a curve under the deck”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
3. 3.🌉 A beam bridge is 300 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 30 m. How many spans are there?
4. 4.🌉 Which bridge type: “tall towers hold cables”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
5. 5.True or false: “a log across a stream” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) good for short gaps (c) deck hangs from cables (d) cables tied down at ends
8. 8.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) cables only (b) balloons (c) piers (d) nothing
9. 9.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
10. 10.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) beam bridge (b) log bridge (c) arch bridge (d) suspension bridge
11. 11.🌉 A beam bridge 360 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 40 m. How many piers are there?
12. 12.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) deck hangs from cables (b) pushes out on its ends (c) good for short gaps (d) a flat deck on piers
13. 13.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) good for short gaps (c) cables tied down at ends (d) a flat deck on piers
15. 15.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) tall towers hold cables (b) stones squeezed together (c) cables tied down at ends (d) a flat deck on piers
16. 16.🌉 Which bridge type: “the longest spans of all”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
17. 17.🌉 A beam bridge is 75 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 25 m. How many spans are there?
18. 18.🌉 A beam bridge 175 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.🌉 Which bridge type: “stones squeezed together”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
20. 20.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) the simplest bridge (b) a flat deck on piers (c) a rope bridge in hills (d) a curve under the deck
21. 21.🌉 Which bridge type: “cables tied down at ends”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
22. 22.🌉 A beam bridge is 70 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 35 m. How many spans are there?
23. 23.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) a log across a stream (c) a rope bridge in hills (d) a curve under the deck
24. 24.🌉 A beam bridge 90 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 45 m. How many piers are there?
25. 25.🌉 Which bridge type: “a rope bridge in hills”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
26. 26.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) tension (b) compression (c) no force (d) friction
27. 27.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
28. 28.🌉 A beam bridge 100 m long is split by piers into 10 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
29. 29.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a rope bridge in hills (b) the longest spans of all (c) tall towers hold cables (d) a flat deck on piers
30. 30.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) friction (b) tension (c) compression (d) no force
31. 31.🌉 Which bridge type: “deck hangs from cables”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
32. 32.🌉 A beam bridge is 160 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 40 m. How many spans are there?
33. 33.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) good for short gaps (b) a curve under the deck (c) tall towers hold cables (d) a flat deck on piers
34. 34.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) a rope bridge in hills (c) a log across a stream (d) pushes out on its ends
35. 35.🌉 A beam bridge 30 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 10 m. How many piers are there?
36. 36.🌉 A beam bridge 200 m long is split by piers into 5 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
37. 37.🌉 A beam bridge is 30 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 10 m. How many spans are there?
38. 38.🌉 A beam bridge 200 m long is split by piers into 8 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
39. 39.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a rope bridge in hills (b) the longest spans of all (c) tall towers hold cables (d) the simplest bridge
40. 40.🌉 A beam bridge 110 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 10 m. How many piers are there?

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