Bridge Vocabulary

Front

Dead Load

Back

The weight of the bridge itself

Front

Live Load

Back

The weight of the traffic that moves across the bridge

Front

Environmental Load

Back

The weight added to the bridge due to environmental factors like rain or snow

Front

Pier

Back

The pillar to support the bridge

Front

Cable

Back

A very strong thick wire, rope, or chain

Front

Tension

Back

Stretching aport

Front

Compression

Back

To press together

Front

Rigid

Back

unable to bend or be forced out of shaped

Front

Flexible

Back

able to bend or change shape

Front

Abutment

Back

Something against which another thing rests or pushes.