Contact Information
Return Home
send email
 

 




©2002, Bigelow Middle School, Engineering Technology Department

 

3.  Bridge Strengths & Weaknesses
There are four major types of bridges. The biggest differences between the four is the distances they can cross in a single span and the materials that they are constructed with.  A span is the distance between two bridge supports, whether they are columns, towers or the wall of a canyon.  Fill in the information needed for each bridge type below.

Bridge Type
Spanning Distance
Construction Materials
Advantages
Disadvantages


Process - Page 2