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Some bridges have special features, for example [[Tower Bridge]] in [[London]] has a road section which lifts to allow taller boats to pass through. | Some bridges have special features, for example [[Tower Bridge]] in [[London]] has a road section which lifts to allow taller boats to pass through. | ||
All bridges need to stable, [[freestanding]] and strong. | |||
== Types of bridges == | == Types of bridges == | ||
Revision as of 17:21, 7 November 2025
A bridge is a structure which enables people to cross something like water, a railway, road or a valley. A bridge will usually be designed by an engineer to be strong enough to let something cross and stable enough that it will stay in place for a long time.
Some bridges have special features, for example Tower Bridge in London has a road section which lifts to allow taller boats to pass through.
All bridges need to stable, freestanding and strong.
Types of bridges
- Arch bridge
- Aqueduct (a bridge to transport water and boats)
- Beam bridge
- Cable-Stayed bridge
- Footbridge
- Railway bridge
- Rope bridge
- Suspension bridge
- Truss Bridge
- Vehicle bridge
- Viaduct
Bridges
- Bridge of Sighs
- Clifton Suspension Bridge
- Millau Viaduct
- Øresund Bridge
- Stirling Old Bridge
- Tower Bridge
Common parts of a bridge
- buttress
- pillars or towers
- deck
- foundations