Journal of Steel Structures & Construction

School of Computer and Information Technology, Beijing Jiaotong University, Beijing 100044, China

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• Editorial   
  The Simplest and Earliest Types of Bridges Were Stepping Stones
  Author(s): Michael George*
  
  A bridge is a shape constructed to span a bodily obstacle (inclusive of a body of water, valley, avenue, or rail) without blocking off the way beneath. It is constructed for the motive of providing passage over the obstacle, which is usually something this is in any other case tough or not possible to move. There are many exceptional designs of bridges, each serving a specific motive and relevant to extraordinary situations. Designs of bridges vary relying on factors which include the feature of the bridge, the character of the terrain where the bridge is constructed and anchored, and the material used to make it, and the funds to be had to construct it. The simplest and earliest types of bridges have been stepping stones. Neolithic human beings also constructed a shape of boardwalk across marshes; examples of such bridges consist of the candy tune and the post song in England, about .. Read More»
  

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