History of Beam Bridges: The first beam bridge that was built was the Luoyang Bridge in China between 1053-1059, it was built by, Cai Xiang. The beam bridge has been used since ancient times. The word beam comes from the Greek word stauros.
Description: Beam bridges main materials to build it were brick, stone, and mortar. They are located on mostly shorter spans. They are found all over the world.