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Websites for Bridge Scavenger Hunt

You must find information about the different types of bridges and the characteristics of each type.  Be sure to learn all that you can and don't forget to play the game!

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/bridge/build.html

You must find information about the different forces that act upon bridges.  These are things that engineers must consider when designing a bridge.

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/buildingbig/lab/forces_text.html

Visit another site that has more information about basic bridge construction along with information about the forces that act upon each type of bridge.  When you are finished learning about bridges, take the bridge challenge.

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/buildingbig/bridge/basics.html

http://science.howstuffworks.com/bridge.htm/printable

History of the Tacoma Narrows Bridge

http://www.nwrain.net/~newtsuit/recoveries/narrows/narrows.htm

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