Famous Bridges of the World Trivia Word Search

This steel-and-concrete arch bridge crosses the artificial Lake Paranoa in Brazil's planned capital.

Built in 1365, this covered wooden bridge is the oldest surviving truss bridge in the world, in a Swiss city on Lake _ _ _ _ _ _ _.

Shanghai's Lupu Bridge, the world's longest arch bridge until 2009, crosses the river _ _ _ _ _ _ _.

A movable bridge that tilts upward on a hinge to let ships pass underneath, like London's Tower Bridge, is called a _ _ _ _ _ _ _ bridge.

Built in 1673 from wood, this five-arched bridge in Iwakuni, Japan is a celebrated landmark.

The George Washington Bridge lands on the New Jersey side at a town named for a Revolutionary War fort: Fort _ _ _.

This 2nd-century stone arch bridge over Spain's Tagus River was built under a Roman emperor born in Hispania.

This Chicago bridge over the Chicago River carries a famous shopping avenue and marks the start of the 'Magnificent Mile'.

Despite its name meaning 'New Bridge,' this is the oldest standing bridge across the river _ _ _ _ _ in Paris.

Completed in 1883, this suspension bridge was the first to link Manhattan and _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _, and was then the world's longest.

The Rio-Antirrio Bridge is one of the world's longest multi-span cable-stayed bridges, crossing the Gulf of Corinth in _ _ _ _ _ _.

China's first bridge across the Yangtze built without foreign engineering help opened in 1968 at the city of _ _ _ _ _ _ _.

The Great Belt Bridge, with the world's second-longest single span at opening, connects two halves of _ _ _ _ _ _ _.

Opened in 1997, this 12.9 km bridge is the longest in a country famous for the maple leaf on its flag.

A _ _ _ _ _ _ bridge uses one or more solid steel beams beneath the deck to support the load, common on modern highways.

Opened in 1931 across the river between Manhattan and New Jersey, this double-decked bridge is the world's busiest motor-vehicle crossing.

The Danyang-Kunshan Grand Bridge carries China's high-speed rail line linking Shanghai to this capital city.

This Japanese suspension bridge, crossing the strait between Kobe and Awaji Island, held the longest-span record for decades.

London's 2000 pedestrian footbridge across the Thames earned a rocking nickname after opening day sway problems: the _ _ _ _ _ _ Bridge.

Buenos Aires's rotating pedestrian crossing, nicknamed the Women's Bridge, was designed by Santiago Calatrava in this country.

This tilting pedestrian and cycle bridge in Newcastle was opened by Queen Elizabeth II in 2002 — the Gateshead _ _ _ _ Bridge.

Rebuilt in 1345 after a devastating flood, this Florentine bridge over the Arno is famous for its jewelers' shops.

This 1932 arch bridge on California's Big Sur coast was, on completion, the highest single-span arch bridge in the world.

A bridge supported by a row of floating, anchored platforms rather than fixed piers is called a _ _ _ _ _ _ _ bridge.

Built in the early 1600s over a Venice canal, this enclosed limestone bridge is named for the prisoners' laments once heard inside it.

Opened in 1952, this bridge across a namesake US bay was, at the time, the longest structure built over open water.

Completed in 1932, this Australian steel arch bridge was inspired by New York's Hell Gate Bridge design.

Spain's 18th-century Puente Nuevo spans a deep gorge above the town of _ _ _ _ _, splitting it into old and new quarters.

This navigable aqueduct in Germany lets boats cross directly over the River Elbe, the largest canal bridge of its kind in Europe.

The Golden Gate Bridge is painted a shade officially called International _ _ _ _ _ _ rather than any shade of gold.

The Vasco da Gama Bridge crosses the Tagus River near this Portuguese capital.

This ornate Beaux-Arts arch bridge over the Seine in Paris is named for a Russian tsar.

Completed in 1864 from a design by Isambard Kingdom Brunel, this suspension bridge spans the Avon Gorge near Bristol, _ _ _ _ _ _ _.

This curved pedestrian sky bridge sits 660 meters above sea level on a Malaysian island famous for cable cars.

Denmark and Sweden's Oresund crossing includes a stretch of artificial land partway across, an island called _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _.

Greece's Arkadiko Bridge, a Bronze Age corbel-arch crossing still standing, is linked to the ancient civilization of _ _ _ _ _ _ _.

A bridge type using a curved structure to carry weight outward to its supports, as with Rialto or Alcantara — an _ _ _ _ bridge.

San Francisco's 1937 suspension bridge crosses the strait linking the bay to the Pacific — the Golden _ _ _ _ Bridge.

Designed with engineer Michel Virlogeux, this cable-stayed French viaduct near the town it's named for is taller than the Eiffel Tower.

China's 2003 through-arch bridge over the Huangpu River serves the city once known as the 'Paris of the East'.

Opened in 1781 over England's River _ _ _ _ _ _, this was the world's first bridge made of cast iron.

In a cable-_ _ _ _ _ _ bridge, cables run directly from the towers to the deck in a fan or harp pattern, not gathered at cable ends.

Budapest's Szechenyi Chain Bridge was engineered by two unrelated men who both happened to be named _ _ _ _ _.

Built in the early 1980s over Seoul's Han River, this bridge later added the world's longest bridge fountain, lit by 10,000 LEDs.

This English suspension bridge held the world's longest-span title for sixteen years after 1981, named for the estuary it crosses.

Westminster Bridge is painted this color, chosen to match the leather benches of the House of Commons nearby.

This asymmetric cable-stayed bridge in Malaysia's planned capital was designed to resemble a sailing ship.

This 1916 NYC steel arch bridge over the East River inspired Sydney's Harbour Bridge; it's named for a perilous strait: _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _.

Designed by William Edwards and completed in 1756 after two collapses, this single-arch bridge crosses the River Taff in _ _ _ _ _.

Iran's 17th-century Si-o-se-pol, an arch bridge that doubles as a dam, spans the Zayanderud River in this historic city.

Brooklyn Bridge's designer died of tetanus from a ferry-dock accident before construction finished; his surname was _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _.

Germany's Magdeburg Water Bridge carries a canal directly over the river _ _ _ _, avoiding a set of locks.

Painted green to match the seats of the nearby House of Commons, this Thames crossing sits just past Big Ben — West_ _ _ _ _ _ _ Bridge.

Sydney's Harbour Bridge earned a household-item nickname for its steel arch shape: locals call it the Coat_ _ _ _ _ _.

Singapore's curved Helix Bridge takes its spiraling shape from the double-strand structure of _ _ _, the molecule of heredity.

A steel-framework version of a beam bridge, using interlocking triangles for strength, is called a _ _ _ _ _ bridge.

The Millau Viaduct's engineer, working alongside architect Norman Foster, was named _ _ _ _ _ _ Virlogeux.

This 1st-century Roman aqueduct bridge in southern France is the highest of all surviving Roman aqueducts.

In 1940, high winds tore this Washington State bridge apart through aerodynamic flutter, earning it the nickname Galloping Gertie.

This cable-stayed crossing of the strait between Denmark and Sweden shares its name with the strait itself.

An ancient bridge type built specifically to carry flowing water across a valley, like the Pont du Gard, is called an _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _.

This wind-and-rain bridge in China combines pavilions, piers, and covered walkways in one structure named for its village.

Commissioned by a Bohemian king in 1357, this stone bridge over Prague's Vltava River bears his own first name.

This cable-stayed bridge across Florida's Tampa Bay was rebuilt after a 1980 ship collision brought down its predecessor.

The river that flows beneath Florence's Ponte Vecchio, lined with jewelers' shops, is called the _ _ _ _.

Othmar _ _ _ _ _ _ engineered both the George Washington Bridge and, decades later, the Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge.

Rebuilt in 1956, this pedestrian suspension bridge draws over a million visitors a year to a canyon near Vancouver.

Opened in 1909 and designed by Leon Moisseiff, this New York suspension bridge links Brooklyn to the borough of _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _.

Two unrelated engineers who shared a surname built this 1849 chain bridge, the first permanent Danube crossing in a Hungarian capital.

At 35.7 km, this 2008 Chinese bridge, named for the city at the head of the bay it crosses, links Ningbo and Jiaxing.

The Hangzhou Bay Bridge connects Jiaxing on the bay's northern shore to a port city on its southern shore, called _ _ _ _ _ _.

The Kramerbrucke, a medieval merchants' bridge still lined with half-timbered shops today, spans the Gera River in this German city.

This Michigan suspension bridge across the strait linking Lake Michigan and Lake Huron has joined the state's two peninsulas since 1957.

Opened in 1894, this London bascule bridge is instantly recognized by its pair of Gothic-style stone spires above the Thames.

Nicknamed for its unusual X-shaped deck, this cable-stayed bridge crosses the Pinheiros River in Brazil's largest city.

This suspension bridge over the Bosphorus Strait links the European and Asian sides of a Turkish city.

This Venice landmark, rebuilt in stone between 1588 and 1591, is the oldest of the four crossing the Grand Canal.

Built in 1883 from stone arches, this is the only stone arch bridge crossing the Mississippi River, in a US state.

London's Millennium footbridge was engineered by the firm _ _ _ _, working with architect Norman Foster and sculptor Anthony Caro.

Portugal's cable-stayed crossing of the Tagus River is named for the explorer who reached India by sea.

England's first cast-iron bridge was built by the grandson of the ironmaster who pioneered coke-smelting; his surname was _ _ _ _ _.

China's 2009 through-arch bridge spans the Yangtze at the city that shares its name, once known for its river confluence.

Istanbul's Bosphorus suspension bridge links the continents of Europe and _ _ _ _.

Chongqing's Chaotianmen Bridge, the world's longest arch bridge on completion, crosses the river _ _ _ _ _ _ _.

Completed in 1997, this suspension bridge carries both road and rail traffic to the airport serving _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _.

The simplest bridge type, a rigid horizontal structure resting on supports at each end, is called a _ _ _ _ bridge.

Completed in 1929, this suspension bridge in a US state named for the Spanish word for 'colored red' was the world's highest for decades.

Built between 2006 and 2009 in the Philippines, this pre-stressed concrete bridge is the country's highest, on the island of _ _ _ _ _.

At over 160 km, this Chinese high-speed rail viaduct in a coastal province is one of the longest bridges ever built.