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Not a Joke

  • Writer: Gina Hagler
    Gina Hagler
  • Apr 4
  • 1 min read

Updated: Apr 15

No. I'm not here to tell you an April's Fool joke. Frankly, what's happening in our world is not even remotely funny - and I have an offbeat sense of humor. So, I'll tell you about a bridge. A cantilever bridge, to be exact.


Cantilever Bridge

  1. Think of a diving board. One end is anchored. From this base, a horizontal "board" extends. A person can bounce up and down on the board, especially at the end, and it will be held fast at the anchor point/base.

  2. That's not going to work for a bridge, though. A car would drive out on the horizontal deck and then what? Plunge to the depths?

  3. Imagine two cantilever structures, meeting with a gap in between. Then, imagine a straight truss bridge used to "bridge" the gap.

  4. Now, a vehicle can make its way from one base to the other by passing over the joining truss bridge.

  5. Ta Da!

    A simple image to explain the physics behind a cantilever bridge.
    A simple image to explain the physics behind a cantilever bridge.

    For more bridge-talk

    The Science Behind

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