Different Types of Bridges

BY: MAURA FLEMING

5 Different Types of Bridges you see:

1-Golden Gate Bridge (Cable-stayed Bridge)

5-Pont du Gard (Arch Bridge)

4-Seven Mile Bridge (Beam Bridge)

2-Sydney Harbour Bridge. (Tied Arch Bridge)

3-Astoria-Megler Bridge. (Truss Bridge)
 1- The Golden Gate Bridge is made out of steel
and it was designed to hold up to 4,000 pounds
per foot. It is located in San Francisco, CA.

2- The Sydney Harbor Bridge is made out of mild

steel and it was designed to hold up to 6,000 pounds
per foot. It is located at the edge of the New South
Wales region of Australia.

What are the Bridges made 3- The Astoria-Megler Bridge is made out of steel
and is located on the left side at the top of
out of, how much they can Oregon.
hold, and their location? 4- The Seven Mile Bridge is made out of white-
concrete and can hold 17-ton vehicles. It is located
in Monroe County, FL

5- Pont du Gard is made out of shelly limestone no

one knows how much it can hold up because it is
just a tourist attraction but each block used
weighted 6 tons. It is located in France.
 1- The Golden Gate Bridge was constructed by main cables
pass over the two main towers and are fixed in concrete at
each end. The dream was to connect the bridge to San
Francisco's northern neighbors for trade. The Golden Gate
Bridge is most likely the most famous Bridge in the U.S.

How the bridge was made, 2- The Sydney Harbor Bridge was made by building it in deep waters
of Sydney Harbour made temporary supports impractical, so the steel

the history behind it, and an arch was assembled by building out from each bank. It is the largest
steel bridge in the world and it took 100 year to start to build the
bridge.

overall explanation about the 3- The steel structure was built in segments at Vancouver,

bridge Washington, ninety miles (140 km) upriver, then barged

downstream where hydraulic jacks lifted them into place.

4- The 7 Mile Bridge was built because the goal was to be

able to get American products as far into the Caribbean
as possible and then into the newly announced Panama
Canal.

5- The Pont du Gard was built by water to flow across the Gardon
River in essence, the bridge is constructed out of soft yellow
limestone blocks, taken from a nearby quarry that borders the
river. The history behind the bridge was to transport water to a
town so they could have water. The bridge has many arches and
has much history behind it.
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