Index
bids 7
bridge design 8
cantilever beam bridges 8
casting yard 12
concrete 10, 12, 15, 17
construction crews 10, 15, 18, 23
cranes 15, 20
deck 8, 12, 18, 20
designers 8, 10
engineers 8, 24
foundations 15, 17
inspections 29
pavement 23
piers 8, 17
roads 23
sensors 24
site preparations 10, 12
traffic 4, 26, 29
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Angie Smibert is the author of several young adult and middle grade
novels, including the
Memento Nora
series, many short stories, and
numerous educational titles just like this one. She was also a science
writer at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center for many, many years. Once
upon a time, she even worked at an architecture and engineering firm
that built amazing structures.
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