Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 46 · 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 flat deck on piers”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
2. 2.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
3. 3.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) friction (b) tension (c) no force (d) compression
4. 4.🌉 Which bridge type: “tall towers hold cables”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
5. 5.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge (d) log bridge
6. 6.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🌉 A beam bridge 180 m long is split by piers into 12 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
8. 8.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) stones squeezed together (c) a rope bridge in hills (d) a flat deck on piers
9. 9.🌉 A beam bridge is 450 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 45 m. How many spans are there?
10. 10.🌉 Which bridge type: “a curve under the deck”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
11. 11.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🌉 Which bridge type: “a rope bridge in hills”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
13. 13.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) nothing (b) cables only (c) piers (d) balloons
14. 14.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) cables tied down at ends (b) good for short gaps (c) a log across a stream (d) pushes out on its ends
15. 15.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🌉 A beam bridge 320 m long is split by piers into 8 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
17. 17.🌉 A beam bridge is 90 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 10 m. How many spans are there?
18. 18.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🌉 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?
20. 20.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
21. 21.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a log across a stream (b) cables tied down at ends (c) stones squeezed together (d) pushes out on its ends
22. 22.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) a flat deck on piers (c) a rope bridge in hills (d) a log across a stream
24. 24.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) the longest spans of all (b) cables tied down at ends (c) tall towers hold cables (d) stones squeezed together
25. 25.🌉 A beam bridge 275 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 25 m. How many piers are there?
26. 26.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🌉 A beam bridge 240 m long is split by piers into 8 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
28. 28.🌉 A beam bridge 315 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 45 m. How many piers are there?
29. 29.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a rope bridge in hills (b) good for short gaps (c) pushes out on its ends (d) a curve under the deck
30. 30.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🌉 Which bridge type: “the longest spans of all”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
33. 33.🌉 Which bridge type: “deck hangs from cables”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
34. 34.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) a log across a stream (c) deck hangs from cables (d) the simplest bridge
35. 35.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🌉 A beam bridge 200 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 40 m. How many piers are there?
37. 37.🌉 Which bridge type: “cables tied down at ends”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
38. 38.🌉 Which bridge type: “stones squeezed together”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
39. 39.🌉 A beam bridge 280 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 35 m. How many piers are there?
40. 40.🌉 A beam bridge 240 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 40 m. How many piers are there?

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