Bridges Vocabulary

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Across
  1. 2. bridge that carries water over obstacles
  2. 5. triangular area on either side of the arch
  3. 6. maximum stress material can handle without breaking
  4. 7. bridge that is held up by cables, less cable and higher towers
  5. 10. arch structure that has bricks stacked progressively inward
  6. 12. the twisting of an object
  7. 13. force that causes two attached parts to slide against each other while touching
  8. 14. to use force to cause something to become curved
  9. 15. the twisting of an object
Down
  1. 1. bridge with horizontal beams supported at each end
  2. 3. bridge whose load bearing structure is a series of triangles
  3. 4. bridge with horizontal beams supported only at one end
  4. 7. force that shortens or squeezes an object, decreasing volume
  5. 8. structure that spans obstacles
  6. 9. bridge that is suspended from cables that hang from towers
  7. 11. bridge with abutments on each end that support the weight of the bridge