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Build A Bridge

This wonderful site, provided by NOVA Online, brings to life the engineering challenges inherent to bridge-building. Designed for those who want the challenge, the site offers four bridging scenarios (with photos): "a 5,000-foot span across an ocean bay where huge ships come and go, ... a 700-foot span across a deep canyon gorge," and two others. A step-by-step tutorial teaches about four different bridge types (arch, beam, suspension, and cable-stayed), after which the user may select a bridge type for each scenario. The site is enhanced by links to other bridge resources, such as the famous bridge-building disaster of the century (Tacoma Narrows Bridge) and the Golden Gate Bridge site, which in turn, links users to other famous bridges including Japan's brand new Akashi Kaikyo Bridge, the longest bridge in the world.
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NOVA Online: Superbridge
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July 17th, 1998
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April 3rd, 2003 at 5:21pm
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April 3rd, 2003 at 5:21pm
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