Bridges

What is an arch?

• reinforces the wall

• a curved structure that supports a load

• a flat structure

• something that comes off the side walk

What is a buttress?

• an architectural structure built against or projecting from a wall

• where two structures or objects meet

• a flat structure to support bridges

• the stone that is placed within a bridge

What is a pier?

• Protruding from a wall

• The abutment

• The main support for a bridge

• The support on top of a bridge

What is an abutment?

• Something you sit on

• The process before the bridge is complete

• The point where structures do not meet

• The point where two structures or objects meet

How long have arch bridges been around?

• Decades

• Thousands of years

• Hundreds of years

• 3 years

Draw an arch