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The purpose of a bridge is to allow passage of people, vehicles, trains or ships
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History

The first bridges were spans made of wooden logs or planks and eventually stones, using a simple support and crossbeam arrangement.

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Etymology
The its stance Oxford English Dictionary traces the origin of the word ''bridge'' to an Old Norse word ''brygga'', meaning "landing stage, gangway, or movable pier".

Types of bridge
Bridges may be classified by their use or by the structure employed in their design.

=By use=
A bridge is usually designed for trains, pedestrian or road traffic, a pipeline transport/pipeline or waterway for water transport or barge traffic. In some cases there may be restrictions in use. For example, it may be a bridge carrying a highway and forbidden for pedestrians and bicycles, or a pedestrian bridge, possibly also for bicycles

An aqueduct is a bridge that carries water, resembling a viaduct.

=Decorative and ceremonial bridges=
To create a beautiful image, some bridges are built much taller than necessary. This type, found in oriental gardens, is called a Moon Bridge, evoking a rising full moon.

Often in palaces a bridge will be built over an artificial waterway as symbolic of a passage to an important place or state of mind. A set of five bridges cross a sinuous waterway in an important courtyard of the Forbidden City in Beijing, China. The central bridge was reserved exclusively for the use of the Emperor, Empress, and their attendants.

=Types of bridges=
*Arch bridge
*Aqueduct
*Bascule bridge
*Beam bridge
*Box girder bridge
*Cable-stayed bridge
*Caisson
*Cantilever bridge
*Clapper bridge
*Compression arch bridge
*Compression arch suspended-deck bridge
*Covered bridge
*Curling bridge
*Drawbridge
*Jetway
*Lift bridge
*Log bridge
*Moveable bridge
*Plate girder bridge
*Pontoon bridge
*Self-supporting suspension bridge
*Simple suspension bridge
*Suspended-deck suspension bridge
*Suspension bridge
*Swing bridge
*Tilt bridge
*Toll bridge
*Transporter bridge
*Trestle
*Truss bridge
*Tubular bridge
*Viaduct

Notable bridges
*Forth Bridge (railway)/Forth Bridge
*Forth Road Bridge
*Golden Gate Bridge
*Ironbridge - first iron bridge
*Menai Suspension Bridge - first road suspension bridge
*San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge - especially for seismic retrofit and eastern span replacement
*Severn Bridge - near Bristol, England
*Sundial Bridge
*Tacoma Narrows Bridge
*Tower Bridge - London, England
*Trajan's bridge - Roman bridge over the river Danube, only fragments visible

See also
*List of bridges
*List of bridges by length
*BASE jumping
*Bridges in art

External links
*http://www.bridgebuilder-game.com - Great game where you design a bridge and see if a train will drive over it safely .
*http://www.structurae.de/en/ - International Database and Gallery of Structures .
*http://www.brantacan.co.uk/bridges.htm Comprehensive explanations about bridges.
*http://www.chinapage.com/bridge/shanghai/lupu/lupu.html Chinese bridge site showing suspended deck arch construction and completion.
*http://pghbridges.com/basics.htm A guide to bridge terminology and styles

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