picture books with older students: bridges
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Covered bridge in Guilford, Vermont
World’s longest suspension bridge:Akashi Kaikyō Bridge (Kobe, Japan)
World’s longest bridge of any type:Danyang Kunshan Grand Bridge (high-speed rail from Shanghai-Beijing, China)
Longest bridge in the US:Lake Pontchartrain Causeway
(Louisiana)
World’s Highest Bridge:
Si Du River Bridge(Shanghai, China-Chongqing, China)
Ponta de Bandeira:Lagos, Portugal
(17th Century fort with drawbridge)
Oldest Roman Bridge:Pons Fabricius
Rome, Italybuilt in 62 BC
Famous Bridges:Tower Bridge
London, England
Famous Bridges:Golden Gate Bridge
San Francisco, California
Famous Bridges:Brooklyn Bridge
New York, New York
Famous Bridges:Rialto BridgeVenice, Italy
Would you cross this bridge?HuangShan Mountains, China
How about this one?Hussaini Hanging Bridge
Northern Pakistan
Photo Credits:Slide 1— “Guilford, Vermont.” Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guilford,_Vermont Slide 2--By Tysto - Self-published work by Tysto, CC BY-SA 3.0,
https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=477955 Slide 3— “Danyang Kunshan Grande Bridge.” Wikipedia Commons.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Danyang%E2%80%93Kunshan_Grand_Bridge Slide 4— “Lake Pontchartrain Causeway.” By Mersh13. Previously published: No, CC BY-SA 3.0,
https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=22949906Slide 5– “Sidu River Bridge.” Wikipedia Commons. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sidu_River_Bridge Slide 6– “Ponta de Bandeira.” By Georges Jansoone - Self-photographed, CC BY 2.5,
https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=1431377Slide 7– “Pons Fabricius.” By User:MatthiasKabel - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0,
https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=3684714Slide 8– “Tower Bridge.” By Steve Collis from Melbourne, Australia - Tower Bridge, CC BY 2.0,
https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=24306661Slide 9– “Golden Gate Bridgge.” By RyanJWilmot - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0,
https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=37071576Slide 10– “Brooklyn Bridge.” By Postdlf at the English language Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0,
https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=1148431
Photo Credits:Slide 11– “Rialto Bridge.” By Chene Beck - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0,
https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=15271108Slide 12– “HuangShan Mountains.” By Blbrk - Own work, Public Domain,
https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=11559346Slide 13– “Hussaini Hanging Bridge.”
https://www.flickr.com/photos/simontaylor/2963374263/sizes/o/