Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 363 · 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 of these is a suspension bridge? (a) the simplest bridge (b) good for short gaps (c) stones squeezed together (d) a rope bridge in hills
2. 2.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
4. 4.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) good for short gaps (b) the longest spans of all (c) a curve under the deck (d) a flat deck on piers
5. 5.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) log bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge (d) arch bridge
6. 6.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) friction (b) tension (c) no force (d) compression
7. 7.True or false: “a log across a stream” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🌉 Which bridge type: “tall towers hold cables”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
10. 10.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.True or false: “a log across a stream” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
13. 13.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) cables tied down at ends (c) a curve under the deck (d) the simplest bridge
14. 14.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) tension (b) compression (c) friction (d) no force
15. 15.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
16. 16.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🌉 A beam bridge is 60 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 20 m. How many spans are there?
18. 18.🌉 Which bridge type: “a rope bridge in hills”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
19. 19.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) tall towers hold cables (b) a rope bridge in hills (c) pushes out on its ends (d) a log across a stream
20. 20.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🌉 Which bridge type: “stones squeezed together”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
22. 22.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a rope bridge in hills (b) pushes out on its ends (c) the longest spans of all (d) deck hangs from cables
23. 23.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🌉 A beam bridge 270 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.🌉 A beam bridge 165 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 15 m. How many piers are there?
26. 26.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🌉 A beam bridge 270 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 30 m. How many piers are there?
28. 28.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🌉 Which bridge type: “a curve under the deck”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
30. 30.🌉 A beam bridge is 300 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 25 m. How many spans are there?
31. 31.🌉 Which bridge type: “cables tied down at ends”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
32. 32.🌉 A beam bridge 165 m long is split by piers into 11 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
33. 33.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) pushes out on its ends (c) tall towers hold cables (d) a log across a stream
34. 34.🌉 A beam bridge 105 m long is split by piers into 7 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
35. 35.🌉 A beam bridge 175 m long is split by piers into 7 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
36. 36.🌉 Which bridge type: “the longest spans of all”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
37. 37.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🌉 A beam bridge is 80 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 10 m. How many spans are there?
39. 39.🌉 A beam bridge 60 m long is split by piers into 2 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
40. 40.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) deck hangs from cables (b) pushes out on its ends (c) the longest spans of all (d) a flat deck on piers

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