Buildings and Bridges

Features pictures of famous bridges, design basics, and a history of materials used for bridges.

Pictures, history, and structural explanations of many different types of trusses and bridges.

Detailed, illustrated history of bridges across the world, with diagrammatic explanations of the basic types of bridges, examples and many links.

This free program allows you to design a virtual truss, and then put a load on it. It will show you how the load is spread throughout the truss.

Features a picture of a bridge that changes every month to identify. Includes pictures of previous month's bridges.

An article that discusses the role and value of research in highway bridges.

An online exhibit of the bridges in the San Francisco Bay area. Includes statistics, history, and facts about each of the six bridges. Also includes a section on unbuilt projects.

Learn about the four steps to building a bridge. Play architect and engineer with the online game.

Build and bust a virtual bridge.

Explores the world of megastructures, including bridges, domes, skyscrapers, dams, and tunnels. From PBS.

Information and pictures of the Canton Viaduct. Includes pictures of models and timeline of its history. Designated a National Historic Civil Engineering Landmark by the American Society of Civil Engineers in 1999.

Practice making bridges that are strong enough to withstand earthquakes. Page includes background information about earthquakes in general.

Has a video of homemade bridges breaking, links to bridge building resources, and a downloadable bridge designer.

Statistics about a handful of bridges, including name, location, length of span, and year completed.

Statistics about bridges, organized by bridge type.

Index with links to resources about bridges.

Diagrams of the forces acting on bridges, pictures, and examples.

Review of how the forces act on different types of bridges. Includes photos of real bridges.

An in-depth look at how beam and suspension bridges work.

Information about the four major types of bridges. Test your knowledge by matching each bridge to the correct location.