New historical markers have been placed at the Hassenplug Covered Bridge in Mifflinburg. The Theodore Burr Covered Bridge Society of Pennsylvania and the borough of Mifflinburg recently installed the ...

The newly opened historic Bell Ford Bridge can be accessed at Geist Park, 10979 Florida Rd., a 17-acre county park next to ...

The high surface-to-mass ratio of wood trusses provides an abundant fuel source, and the air supply that’s in the concealed truss void allows for rapid horizontal extension.

The members were part of a series of trusses that allowed train movements in and out of 30th Street Station and central Philadelphia. Originally part of the PRR system, the bridges were removed in the ...

The wooden truss bridge, which weighs 128 tons, is made up of 163 Alaskan Yellow Cedar beams. ... who was a part of the High Line’s original design team, and Skidmore, ...

Most early wood truss bridges were Kingpost or Queenpost trusses, which were easy to build and could be used for crossings up to 50 feet long, said the Covered Bridge Society.

The prefabricated steel truss bridges will cost $125,000, ... The new bridges will have a "weathered" steel finish and wood bridge decking and railings, ... and for engineering design for the project.

LIVINGSTON COUNTY, Ky. (KFVS) - Efforts to lift a 700-foot truss into place on the new Cumberland River Bridge resumed Wednesday, September 14 after crews had to stop Tuesday evening.

I’m sure you’ve driven across or seen large steel truss bridges that are made by combining any number of huge steel beams into right triangles that interconnect. When viewed from the side they ...