Bridge Engineering

1. Forces of nature that act on the bridge such as wind, rain, snow is called the environmental _________.
6. This type of bridge relies strictly on compression for support and is in the shape of a curve.
7. A plan or idea.
8. The part of the bridge that people travel over.
11. The ends of the bridge that rest on land.
13. A type of engineer that works on bridges, roadways, and other public spaces.
14. A pushing force.
16. The simplest type of bridge.

2. A type of load that refers to the permanent objects on a bridge.
3. The distance between each bridge support.
4. A type of load that refers to the temporary objects that travel over a bridge.
5. The longest type of bridge.
9. _______ stayed bridges are the most modern design.
10. A pulling force.
12. The strength of triangles!
15. Columns that give support to the bridge.