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- Bridge Building Unit
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Bridge Building Unit - Grade 7 Activity
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The following files relate to the design, construction and testing of bridges. This exciting unit of study not only teaches what makes a bridge strong, but the history of bridges as well.
Related Files
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Introduction to Bridges
This power point presentation provides an overview of the various different types of bridges. You will also find various types of bridges in and around Rochester. -
Bridge Vocabulary
Please print and complete by handwriting, or work on this document electronically.
Related Links
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Tacoma Narrows Bridge Collapse
This short video clip shows the highlights of the famous bridge that collapsed over 20 years ago. -
Free Bridge Building Software
Student Engineers at West Point have provided us with this FREE bridge design tool, check it out! -
Rochester's Troop Howell Bridge Official site
Rochester's NEWEST bridge is part of the Western Gateway Project. This $37 million project to replace the aging, Interstate 490 bridge over the Genesee River with a triple member steel arch bridge is entering its second stage of construction. Work began in April 2004 to construct the massive concrete foundations, build a new on-ramp connection from Byron St. to I-490 and finish preparation for 2005.