MOREnet, MODOT and RoundTrips Present:
Part 6
Bridge Construction 1: Superstructure

Date: April 3, 2009
Times: (9:00-9:50 a.m. and 10:00 a.m.-10:50 CST)
Grade Levels: 5-12


How is the superstructure for a bridge constructed?  How is it connected to the bridge piers?  What kind of materials are used?  Meet the people constructing the Glasgow Bridge over the Missouri River to find answers to these questions and more about building bridges.


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Click on the links below for Program Materials and more information:
 
Download detailed program 6 description

Download West Point Bridge Designer Software

Truss stress simulation from Johns Hopkins University

Lesson Plans for the Physics of Bridges from Yale-New Haven Teachers Institute

Glasgow Bridge information

Glasgow Bridge History

MODOT Connections publication Feb 2008

MODOT web site about the Glasgow Bridge

MODOT 800 Better Bridges Safe and Sound Website
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