Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 520 · 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 an arch bridge? (a) tall towers hold cables (b) a curve under the deck (c) cables tied down at ends (d) the simplest bridge
2. 2.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🌉 A beam bridge 30 m long is split by piers into 3 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
4. 4.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
6. 6.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) cables only (b) nothing (c) balloons (d) piers
7. 7.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
8. 8.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) tension (b) compression (c) friction (d) no force
10. 10.🌉 Which bridge type: “tall towers hold cables”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
11. 11.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) cables tied down at ends (b) a flat deck on piers (c) a rope bridge in hills (d) stones squeezed together
12. 12.🌉 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?
13. 13.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🌉 Which bridge type: “the longest spans of all”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
15. 15.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge (d) log bridge
16. 16.🌉 Which bridge type: “pushes out on its ends”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
17. 17.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.True or false: “good for short gaps” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🌉 A beam bridge 240 m long is split by piers into 6 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
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.🌉 A beam bridge 180 m long is split by piers into 12 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
22. 22.🌉 Which bridge type: “a rope bridge in hills”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
23. 23.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) a log across a stream (c) a flat deck on piers (d) deck hangs from cables
25. 25.🌉 A beam bridge 280 m long is split by piers into 8 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
26. 26.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) deck hangs from cables (b) tall towers hold cables (c) good for short gaps (d) a rope bridge in hills
28. 28.🌉 A beam bridge is 100 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 25 m. How many spans are there?
29. 29.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) the longest spans of all (b) pushes out on its ends (c) tall towers hold cables (d) the simplest bridge
30. 30.🌉 A beam bridge 120 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 40 m. How many piers are there?
31. 31.True or false: “a log across a stream” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) tall towers hold cables (c) the simplest bridge (d) cables tied down at ends
33. 33.🌉 A beam bridge 125 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 25 m. How many piers are there?
34. 34.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) the simplest bridge (b) a rope bridge in hills (c) a log across a stream (d) a curve under the deck
35. 35.🌉 A beam bridge is 245 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 35 m. How many spans are there?
36. 36.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) pushes out on its ends (c) the longest spans of all (d) the simplest bridge
37. 37.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
38. 38.True or false: “a log across a stream” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🌉 A beam bridge is 600 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 50 m. How many spans are there?
40. 40.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) no force (b) tension (c) friction (d) compression

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