Parabolic Bridges
 History
 Beam Bridges
 Suspension Bridges
 Arch Bridges
The History of Bridges
The earliest bridges were simply made from logs. Later
wooden piles driven into river bottoms allowed bridges to
span wider streams. Stone piers were used later as
intermediate supports.Cables and ropes were also used
early on.
Swinging bridge across Tuckaseegee in Whittier, NC
Drawn by Connie Danner
History of bridges in Western North Carolina.
History of bridges in China
Beam Bridges
Beam bridge on Western Carolina University’s Campus. Photo by Connie Danner
Bridge for railroad crossing small beam bridge and
Scott’s Creek on Old Ashville Highway in Jackson
County, N.C. Photo taken by Connie Danner
Suspension Bridges
Arch Bridges
New River Gorge Bridge, West Virginia.
Photo by Katherine Balcerick
Bridge across the Oconaluftee River, Cherokee, NC
Photo by Connie Danner
The walker’s bridge across Highway 107, Cullowhee, NC.
Photo by Scott Persons
Photo
by Grover Cabe
Bridge over Deception Pass. Connects Whidbey Island to
mainland, Washington State.
Photo taken by Scott Persons
Arch walking bridge just past Turtle Creek, off Highway 441 south of Sylva, NC.
Photo by Kayla Painter
Arch walking bridge off highway 441 south of Sylva, NC, just
past Turtle Creek.
Photo by Connie Danner
Eads Bridge across Mississippi in St. Louis, Missouri.
Photo by Connie Danner
Eads Bridge across Mississippi in St. Louis, Missouri.