LINKS TO LAND
When yon travel from place to place and rivers and lakes get in the way,
you can go across by boat, or go around them, or go over a bridge.
People build bridges to make it easier to travel from place to place.
The San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge crosses San Francisco Bay and
connects the cities of San Francisco and Oakland, California. The Bay
Bridge is a double-deck bridge. Both decks are used by cars, trucks, and
buses.
The Firth of Forth Bridge in Scotland is a huge railroad bridge over the
River Forth.
The Firth of Forth Bridge crosses a wide bay in Scotland.
The bridge over the Saint John River in New Brunswick, Canada, is one
of the longest covered bridges anywhere.
The Quebec Bridge in Canada is a railroad bridge that crosses the Saint
Lawrence River.
The Mackinac Bridge links the Upper and Lower peninsulas of .Michigan.
The Peace Bridge crosses the Niagara River between New York and Ontario.
The bridge is a symbol of friendship between the United States and
Canada.
One of the longest covered bridges in the world crosses the Saint John
River in New Brunswick, Canada. It has a covered footwalk for
pedestrians.
