DPL - CMS: Mrs. Durfee

Cascade Middle School: Mrs. Durfee’s Project on Bridges

Websites

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/buildingbig/bridge/
From the Building Big website, this page has lots of information on building bridges and specific bridges around the world.

http://pghbridges.com/basics.htm
Do you know your bridge basics? Spans, girders, trusses, suspension, and more!

http://www.bridgesite.com/funand.htm
This page has a collection of links that will help you learn more about bridges.

http://science.howstuffworks.com/bridge1.htm
How bridges work!

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/bridge/build.html
Follow the steps and play a bridge-building game, all while learning how bridges work.

http://www.brantacan.co.uk/bridgedefs.htm
Different types of bridges and how they work.

Books

Click on a title to see it in the DPL catalog. Find more books in the “you might like” section, and by using keywords like “bridges.” Put the books you want on hold using your Library Linx card! Mrs. Durfee will also have some books in class for you to use.

	Bridges that changed the world Graf, Bernhard.

	Bridging : discovering the beauty of bridges Cortright, Robert.

	The Brooklyn Bridge : a wonders of the world book Mann, Elizabeth, 1948-

	Covered bridges of the West; a history and illustrated guide: Washington, Oregon, California. Adams, Kramer A.

	Engineers of dreams : great bridge builders and the spanning of America Petroski, Henry.

	Golden Gate Bridge Wearing, Judy.

	Historic highway bridges of Oregon Smith, Dwight A.

	The Portland bridge book Wortman, Sharon Wood, 1944-

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