NEW BEDFORD — It was in the 1950s and '60s that engineers began to steer clear of truss bridges of the sort that collapsed in Minneapolis last week. But the mid-'60s was also the heyday of interstate ...
SHREVEPORT, LA (KSLA) - A crew will be making measurements on a historic Shreveport bridge in preparation for design and rehab work. "This is one of two remaining versions of this bridge in the ...
One notable recent instance where a long-span truss design was considered was the Columbia River Crossing, a joint effort by the states of Oregon and Washington to replace the pair of existing through ...
Topeka? State officials said Friday they will review inspection reports of Kansas’ six deck truss bridges, which is the same type of bridge that collapsed in Minneapolis. “The review of reports will ...
Of the 756 American bridges that share a design with the collapsed Minnesota span, almost a quarter stand in Ohio. They're not flashy, just roads atop trusses, a mishmash of connected steel sticks ...
CLAVERACK — Preservationists want to restore an architecturally significant bridge that for the first 30 years of its life only saw horse-drawn buggies and dairy cows plying its once-busy Claverack ...
SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- Another section of the old Bay Bridge eastern span came down on Tuesday. A massive engineering job took place to remove the third of five trusses. WATCH VIDEO: Timelapse of old ...
The plan was developed by the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet, Jim Smith Contracting, American Bridge and the U.S. Coast Guard. The operation is scheduled for Monday, September 12, 13 and 14. “This is ...
Crossing the North Bosque River bridge at Clifton City Park can be a white-knuckle experience for the uninitiated. The Waco Tribune-Herald reports the wood-and-asphalt decking creaks, the rusted truss ...
Originally published on Dec. 9, 2019: One of the oldest bridges in York County was reset over the Bermudian Creek Thursday after undergoing repairs. The two spans on Hull Drive in Washington Township ...
Corrections and clarifications: This story has been corrected to describe the pedestrian bridge as a truss design, despite its cosmetic appearance as a cable-stayed bridge. The central column and ...