Bridges

Name: ______________________   Date: ____________

Use the clues to fill in the crossword.

Across

  1. 1. Bridge consisting of a series of arches supported by piers used to carry a road over a valley (7)
  2. 3. A state of steady vigorous action that is characteristic of an activity (5)
  3. 6. A telegram sent abroad (5)
  4. 7. A strait in western California that connects the San Francisco Bay with the Pacific Ocean (10)
  5. 9. An estuary in central northeastern England formed by the Ouse River and the Trent River (6)
  6. 11. A river in northern England that flows east to the North Sea (4)

Down

  1. 2. Projecting horizontal beam fixed at one end only (10)
  2. 4. A structure or device in which one end is counterbalanced by the other (7)
  3. 5. A mechanical system of springs or shock absorbers connecting the wheels and axles to the chassis (10)
  4. 8. A curved shape in the vertical plane that spans an opening (4)
  5. 10. A signal transmitted along a narrow path (4)