Bridges

Delta Bridge Record: 464 pounds (208.8 kg) Set in February 2013

This bridge was originally tested in 2011 and held all the available weights without breaking.

More weights were available in 2013, so the bridge was retested and...

once again held ALL the weights without breaking - 464 pounds!

•Search this site to complete your sheet titled "BRIDGES: Building Big:" http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/buildingbig/bridge/index.html

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