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Building Mighty Mac

For Students 3rd - 5th
This resource highlights the construction of the Mackinac Bridge, a famous landmark in Michigan.
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Building Mighty Mac

For Students 3rd - 5th
This resource highlights the construction of the Mackinac Bridge, a famous landmark in Michigan.
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Unesco: Spain: Vizcaya Bridge

For Students 9th - 10th
Vizcaya Bridge straddles the mouth of the Ibaizabal estuary, west of Bilbao. It was designed by the Basque architect Alberto de Palacio and completed in 1893. The 45-m-high bridge with its span of 160 m, merges 19th-century ironworking...
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Wikipedia: National Historic Landmarks in Missouri: Eads Bridge

For Students 9th - 10th
This steel bridge was built in 1874, at a total length of 6,442 feet (1,964 m). It was designed by Captain James B. Eads, who used a system of cantilevers to allow for the bridge's long length. At the time of its construction, the Eads...
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Mc Cord Museum: Building a Vancouver Icon: The Lions Gate Bridge

For Students 9th - 10th
Follow the history and construction of the Lion's Gate Bridge in the city of Vancouver through archival video clips and photographs.
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Hart 39. Long Ravine Bridge (Lewis Metzler Clement's Stereoview)

For Students 9th - 10th
From a book written by a civil engineer, John Debo Galloway, this article discusses the construction of the Central Pacific Railroad including construction methods, problems, and the eventual meeting of the rails at Promontory Point.
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Unesco: United Kingdom: Ironbridge Gorge

For Students 9th - 10th
Ironbridge is known throughout the world as the symbol of the Industrial Revolution. It contains all the elements of progress that contributed to the rapid development of this industrial region in the 18th century, from the mines...
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Wikipedia: Natl Historic Landmarks in Al: Montgomery Union Station and Trainshed

For Students 9th - 10th
Constructed in 1898, this is an example of late 19th-century commercial architecture. It served as the focal point of transportation into Montgomery. The train shed is significant in that it shows the adaptation of bridge-building...

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