Peters

Student Name: Henry Peters

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 * 1) What is the name of the bridge? The name of my bridge is The Millennium bridge.
 * 2) When and where was the bridge built? The Millennium bridge was finished on June 10, 2000 and it is in London.
 * 3) What is the purpose of this bridge? What does it span and what does it connect? The bridge spans over the Thames river and connects "The City" with "Southwark and Bankside"
 * 4) Why was this bridge needed? This bridge was needed to create a safe pedestrian walkway to connect the modern art museum and the St. Paul's Cathedral.
 * 5) What type of bridge is it (arch, suspension, cable, beam, etc.)?The Millennium bridge is a suspension bridge.
 * 6) How much did it cost? It cost 18 million pounds which is about 27 million US dollars.
 * 7) What materials were used to build this bridge? The bridge is made of steel cables, steel, and concrete.
 * 8) What were some of the special challenges that the bridge engineers faced? How did they overcome these challenges? One challenge that they faced was that the brige swayed too much but they fixed it by putting pistons filled with water on both ends to counter the sway of the bridge.
 * 9) How long did it take to build this bridge? The construction of the bridge took about two years to build.
 * 10) What are the measurements of this bridge? The bridge is 370 meters long and 4 meters wide.
 * 11) Did you find any fun or interesting facts or stories about this bridge? The Millennium bridge was used in Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince and destroyed. The engineers also found how forces are created by the human walk.