across a river to the large box girder bridges that you see today. In between there have

been many different types of beam bridge.

This is another early form of a beam bridge. it consists of a single slab of stone supported

at each end stretching from bank to bank, making a single span.

This is a bridge that consists of a number of stone slabs that provide a multi-span

crossing. Each span is simply supported at each end.

All bridges are concerned with providi

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Clapper Bridge, Bridge Beam, Clam Bridge, beam bridge, load applied, suspension bridges, bridge consists, modern bridges,
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