Bridges Vocabulary

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