Across
- 1. The part of the bridge that traffic travels on.
- 4. Bridge created by a horizontal beam supported at each end by piers.
- 5. Trusses are made from this shape.
- 6. A bridge made of a solid deck and connected triangles.
- 9. In order for the bridge to stay stable, the forces must be ___________.
- 12. The primary function of a bridge is to carry ____.
- 13. The Golden Gate Bridge is an example of this type of bridge.
Down
- 2. The force that acts to shorten the thing it is acting on.
- 3. The profession that deals with the design, construction, and maintenance of roads, bridges, dams, airports, sewage systems, and railways.
- 6. A suspension bridge has _____ towers.
- 7. The Forth Bridge in Scotland is this type of bridge.
- 8. The pulling force is called ___________.
- 10. The bridge that only uses compression forces to stabilize it.
- 11. A push or a pull.