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Day 1/22/2015 http://www.historyofbridges.com/ In my opinion

bridges were made to cross stuff.
http://www.answers.com/Q/Why_were_bridges_invented
Bridges were made to get over them. Bridges start it by wooden
logs, stone and dirt. Horizontal beam supported at each end by
piers.
1/23/2015
What was used before bridges?
Ferries was used before bridges were invented. There is an l-meterlong ferry that crosses the river. The ferry is initially on the left bank
where it broke and it took quite some time to fix it. In the meantime,
lines of cars formed on both banks that await to cross the river.
Thanks for the person that invented the bridges so we can go faster.
https://www.google.com/?
gws_rd=ssl#q=what+was+used+before+bridges%3F
http://www.chegg.com/homework-help/questions-andanswers/bridges-common-ferries-used-transport-cars-across-riversriver-ferries-unlike-larger-cousi-q4946688
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Arch Bridge

Suspension
Truss Bridge

Truss
Cable-stayed
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http://www.ehow.com/facts_5517162_advantages-disadvantages-suspensionbridge.html

http://www.ask.com/art-literature/advantages-disadvantages-using-archbridges-b9cd3e0758f8c5c0

Beam
Advantages
Beam bridges are helpful for short spans.
Disadvantages
Beam bridges may be costly even for rather short spans.

Truss
Advantages
Very sturdy, can have several cracks in structure before breaking.
Disadvantages
Best for short distances, not attractive, hard to maintain.

Suspension
Advantages
It holds a lot of weight
Disadvantages
It costs a lot of money

Arch
Advantages
A major advantage of arch bridges is the fact that they are structurally sound
for short spans.
Disadvantages
A disadvantage of an arch bridge is that the bridge requires more support from the sides than a
normal bridge.

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Beam
The Lake Pontchartrain Causeway
http://images.wisegeek.com/lake-pontchartrain-causeway.jpg
The Lake Pontchartrain Causeway in Louisiana is a beam bridge that is one of
the longest in the world. 23.83 miles long. New Orleans, LA. Bascule bridge,
Trestle.

Truss
Ikitsuki Bridge
https://www.google.com/search?
q=ikitsuki+bridge+facts&biw=1680&bih=933&source=lnms&sa=X&ei=i0rJV
NfPOIeKyASi1IDYDA&ved=0CAcQ_AUoAA&dpr=1#q=ikitsuki+bridge+locatio
n
Location 4375-1 Ikitsukicho Minamimen, Hirado, Nagasaki Prefecture 8595706, Japan. The Ikitsuki Bridge is a continuous truss bridge that connects
Ikitsuki to Hirado. Completed in 1991, it has a main span of 400 meters. It is
the longest continuous truss bridge in the world.

Suspension
Golden Gate Bridge
Golden Gate Bridge, San Francisco, CA 94129.Total length: 8,980' (2,737 m)
Construction started: 1933. Architects: Joseph Strauss, Charles Alton Ellis,
Irving Morrow

Arch
Lupu Bridge

Address: 909 Luban Road, Huangpu, Shanghai, China. Construction started:

October 2000.Total length: 12,795' (3,900 m) Opened: June 28, 2003

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Interesting Facts!
The Lake Pontchartrain Causeway
Total cost for the first bridge, including land
acquisition and approaches was $ 51 million.
Ikitsuki Bridge
Japan has one of the bigest truss bridges of the world including Oshima
Bridge in Yamaguchi prefecture (325m).
Golden Gate Bridge
There are approximately 600,000 rivets in each tower.
Lupu Bridge
It's the world's first ever completely welded bridge structure.

1/30/2015
3 Examples of poorly constructed bridges.
Tay Bridge disaster
Location
Dundee
Structural failure, on the evening of 28 December 1879, a violent storm (10
to 11 on the Beaufort scale) was blowing virtually at right angles to the
bridge.

Arch.
Stirling
Bridge
Stirling Scotland
Beam
Overload by attackers during the Battle of Stirling Bridge
Venice Venetian Republic
Wooden structure with central drawbridge
Overload by spectators during a wedding.

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Tay Bridge disaster History
A court of inquiri was set up to try and ascertain the reason for the collapse
of the bridge.
A really high wind moved the Tay Bridge and made a disaster.
Stirling
Bridge
On September 11th, 1297, the Stirling Bridge collapsed in the middle of the
battle of stirling Bridge. Some accounts assert that the english destroyed the
bridge to hinder the Scottish pursuit of the retreating english soldiers.
Venice Venetian Republic
It was overload in wedding by people and then after a moment the bridge
fail.\

2/3/2015

Im planning to do this bridge because its the

strongest one and the best one because has triangles.