Bridges

Smarty Party! The picnic is over there. The pie is over here. We have an engineering problem. A beam lies across its supports, a simple place to start, An arch makes a curving path, each stone can play its part. A truss has lots of triangles, a framework strong and light, Our pie is getting restless. Let's get the crossing right! Get the pie across! Get the pie across! Over the water with nobody's filling lost! Big bridge, small bridge, reaching side to side, Build a way to get there, take the pie for a ride! Suspension bridges hang their road from cables curving high, Cable-stayed has straight ones to the towers in the sky. Cantilevers reach right out from where they're held in place, Our pie has put its goggles on. There's jam upon its face! Get the pie across! Get the pie across! Over the water with nobody's filling lost! Big bridge, small bridge, reaching side to side, Build a way to get there, take the pie for a ride! A drawbridge lifts a roadway so a boat can pass below, The traffic waits behind the gate, until it's time to go. Engineers plan carefully for loads and wind and rain, Now lower down the roadway and we're on our way again! Get the pie across! Get the pie across! Over the water with nobody's filling lost! Beam, arch, truss, we're arriving safe and sound, So why is everybody on the OTHER side now? They came over to help. We'll meet in the middle. Smarty Party Songs! Like, subscribe, PARTY!