Complete the article on the Normandy bridge, by adding the missing words and phrases

Engineers, suspension, 1995, France, lorries, employed, tested, largest, height, expensive.

Le Pont De Normandie or the Normandy Bridge (Northern France) is one of the ¹_________ cable stay bridges in the world and while under construction the building site was the largest in ²_________. Over 1600 people were ³_________ to help design and build the bridge including designers, ⁴_________, suppliers and people from other sectors of industry. It was built from 1988 to ⁵_________ and at this time it was the longest in the world.

One of the main reasons for building a cable stay bridge is that it is more stable in the wind than a ⁶_________ bridge but also it is less ⁷_________ to construct. The Normandy Bridge has 184 cable stays which support the weight of the deck. The bridge was ⁸_________ after completion with a weight of ⁹_________ equal to 16000 tons. Each of the two pylons which hold the cables are 214 metres in ¹⁰_________ and weigh 20,000 tons.

8. Read these texts about three cable-stayed bridges. Are sentences 1-5 true (T) or false (F)? Correct the false sentences.

1. The longest bridge is the Sutong Yangtze River Bridge.

2. The oldest bridge is the Tatara Bridge.

3. The Tatara Bridge is longer than the Rion-Antirion Bridge.

4. The Rion-Antirion Bridge has the highest towers.

5. The Sutong Yangtze River Bridge has the shortest main span.

9. Find the information about a bridge of cable-stayed type in the internet and make a presentation.

1. Look at the picture given below and say whether these sentences are true (T) or false (F). Correct the false sentences.

1. The deck is above the superstructure.

2. The piers are below the foundations.

3. The superstructure rests on the piers and abutments.

4. The bridge has three abutments.