Bridges

Bridges and Science and Kelvin Grove . . . oh my!

Resources from the KG Cyber Library for 6th Grade Science Students

Below you will find an an alphabetic listing of web resources on bridges.
These links lead outside of the District 91 web site.
Read disclaimer before proceeding.

Bering Strait Bridge
A bridge to connect Asia and North America for the first time since the Ice Age??? Check out this cool online interactive from the Discovery Channel.

Bridge Basics
This Spotter's Guide shows only the most common fixed (non-movable) bridge types.

Bridge Builder
Read the directions FIRST - build second!

Bridge Building-Art and Science
Everything you always wanted to know about bridges . . . but you'll have to dig: it's not very well organized.

Bridge Dictionary
Terms, terms . . . and more terms.

Bridges Building Types
157 manually selected bridges

Bridges of Ancient Rome

Build A Bridge
Interactive online site from NOVA Online and PBS.

Build It & Bust It
A web site about engineering.

Building Big: Bridges
A cool resource site from PBS that has everything from bridge basics to the Forces Lab.

FactMonster Bridge Information

Geometry of Bridge Construction
The four kinds of bridges and some combinations.

History & Heritage of Civil Engineering
Check out this interesting site that contains timelines about bridges and bridge building

How Bridges are Made
Online video by the National Association of Manufacturers - select "CLICK TO VIEW"

How Bridges Work
Visit the "How Stuff Works" web site and learn about the basics of building beam, arch, and suspension bridges.

How to Make Bridges Safer
Watch the Wilson Bridge demolition on video and read an article about how to make bridges safer.

The I-35 Bridge Collapse
Read the fact sheet from the U.S. Department of Transportation.

Interactive U.S. Bridge Map
Did you know there are 25,943 bridges just in Illinois? Check out this Google-based interactive map and discover the bridge situation in the United States.

List of Bridge Disasters from Answers.com
A chronological listing with links to catastrophic bridge disasters throughout history.

Monitoring of a Smart Bridge
Information and statistics about the monitoring of the Rio Puerco bridge in New Mexico.

The Spaghetti Bridge Video
How do different bridge designs work - from Newton's Apple - Twin Cities Public Television

Structurae: Bridges Pictures and Information
An international database that has over 10,000 bridges and information about structural engineering. Includes photo and bridge type, when it was built, where it's located, status, functional use . . . and more! Go surf to see more.

Web Cams:

West Point Bridge Designer
West Point provides FREE downloadable bridge design software. Design your bridge and test it in a virtual simulation.

Username: dist91 Password: hornet

Here's a visual index to BRIDGE TYPES
from Answers.com

Arch bridge	Beam bridge	Box girder bridge	Cable-stayed bridge
Cantilever bridge	Cantilever spar cable-stayed bridge	Clapper bridge	Compression arch suspended-deck bridge
Girder bridge	Log bridge	Moveable bridge	Plate girder bridge
Pontoon bridge	Segmental bridge	Self-anchored suspension bridge	Side-spar cable-stayed bridge
Simple suspension bridge	Step-stone bridge		Suspension bridge
Trestle	Truss arch bridge	Truss bridge	Tubular bridge