Bridges

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Across
  1. 2. base or groundwork
  2. 3. a structure comprised of one or more triangles with straight members whose ends are connected at joints (nodes)
  3. 5. bridge A timber-truss bridge with a roof and sidings
  4. 7. supports located below the deck of a bridge.
  5. 10. A tall structure that recieves the tension from the cables in a suspension or cable-stayed bridge
  6. 12. Structure the portion of a bridge that takes the load
  7. 15. to absorb a force
  8. 16. Bridge a bridge that is supported by cables connecting the deck of the bridge to the tower directly
  9. 18. a force that pulls on an object
  10. 19. where a bridge slab joins the approaching roadway.
Down
  1. 1. a beam anchored only at one end
  2. 4. a structure that's spans a space and supports a load with out tensile stress
  3. 5. Balance A force that balances an opposing one
  4. 6. A hanging cable in a suspension bridge connecting the deck with suspension cables
  5. 7. supports located below the deck of a bridge
  6. 8. a combination of iron and carbon used as a building material
  7. 9. a force that pushes on an object
  8. 11. the longest distance between two supports on a bridge.
  9. 13. cords that support tension forces
  10. 14. held by cables
  11. 17. Places where the bridge is secured to the earth