Stage 5 Trigonometry Mathematics, Curriculum K-12 Directorate NSW Department of Education and Training

Building Bridges

Focus questions

• What features do the bridges have in common?

• What two dimensional shapes have occurred repeatedly in these bridge constructions?

The Hampden Bridge

• Located over the Murrumbidgee River, Wagga Wagga, NSW

• Built in 1895 • 33.5 metre span

timber truss bridge

Different types of bridges

What common features do the bridges have?

What two dimensional shapes have occurred repeatedly in these bridge constructions?

Stage 5 Trigonometry Mathematics, Curriculum K-12 Directorate NSW Department of Education and Training

Building Bridges