Beam bridges are often only used for relatively short distances because, unlike truss bridges, they have no built in supports. The only supports are provided by piers. The farther apart its supports, the weaker a Beam bridge gets. As a result, Beam bridges rarely span more than 250 feet.
Russia Government type. Factbook > Countries > Russia > Government. Government type: semi-presidential federation. Definition: This entry gives the basic form of government. Definitions of the major governmental terms are as follows.
Rating Newest Oldest. Best Answer: According to the Constitution, which was adopted by national referendum on 12 December 1993 following the 1993 Russian constitutional crisis, Russia is a federation and formally a semi-presidential republic, wherein the President is the head of state and the Prime Minister is the head of government.