Across
- 1. length of bridge between abutments
- 5. The 1000 year old bridge in England
- 7. The center of a Arch Bridge is called
- 13. The Tunnel-Bridge that connects Virginia and Maryland
- 14. Material strong in tension
- 15. A bridge used for short spans
- 17. A force that causes a four sided figure to distort
- 18. part of the bridge that cars drive over
- 20. distance a bridge sags downward under a load
- 22. weight of the bridge itself
- 23. vertical support used for longer spans
Down
- 1. How many Piers on the Millau Bridge.
- 2. A twisting force
- 3. weight of cars, trains, people on the bridge
- 4. dead load + expected live load x a constant number
- 5. made of short, straight members, joined together to form Triangles
- 6. What Bridge Collapsed in the state of Washington
- 8. In a suspension bridge cables are under what force
- 9. in a suspension bridge the Towers are under what force
- 10. In an Arch bridge the strength comes from:
- 11. A bridge used for long spans
- 12. What state is nicknamed the keystone state
- 16. supports at the ends of a bridge
- 19. Material strong in compression
- 21. gradual weakening of material when a force is applied repeatedly