Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 700 · 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 log across a stream”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
2. 2.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) log bridge (d) suspension bridge
3. 3.🌉 A beam bridge 75 m long is split by piers into 3 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
4. 4.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
5. 5.🌉 A beam bridge is 240 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 30 m. How many spans are there?
6. 6.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) compression (b) friction (c) tension (d) no force
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) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
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 longest spans of all” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) no force (b) tension (c) compression (d) friction
13. 13.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) deck hangs from cables (b) pushes out on its ends (c) a flat deck on piers (d) tall towers hold cables
14. 14.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🌉 A beam bridge 360 m long is split by piers into 12 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
17. 17.🌉 Which bridge type: “tall towers hold cables”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
18. 18.🌉 Which bridge type: “a rope bridge in hills”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
19. 19.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) a curve under the deck (c) good for short gaps (d) cables tied down at ends
21. 21.🌉 A beam bridge 200 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 50 m. How many piers are there?
22. 22.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🌉 A beam bridge is 225 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 25 m. How many spans are there?
24. 24.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) good for short gaps (b) a curve under the deck (c) tall towers hold cables (d) a rope bridge in hills
26. 26.🌉 A beam bridge is 90 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 15 m. How many spans are there?
27. 27.🌉 A beam bridge is 135 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 15 m. How many spans are there?
28. 28.🌉 A beam bridge 420 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.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) the simplest bridge (b) pushes out on its ends (c) deck hangs from cables (d) the longest spans of all
30. 30.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) cables tied down at ends (b) stones squeezed together (c) tall towers hold cables (d) a log across a stream
31. 31.🌉 Which bridge type: “deck hangs from cables”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
32. 32.🌉 Which bridge type: “stones squeezed together”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
33. 33.🌉 A beam bridge is 300 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 50 m. How many spans are there?
34. 34.🌉 Which bridge type: “cables tied down at ends”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
35. 35.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🌉 Which bridge type: “pushes out on its ends”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
37. 37.🌉 A beam bridge 150 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 30 m. How many piers are there?
38. 38.🌉 Which bridge type: “the longest spans of all”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
39. 39.🌉 A beam bridge is 245 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 35 m. How many spans are there?
40. 40.🌉 A beam bridge is 70 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 10 m. How many spans are there?

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