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Community officials and local leaders held a ribbon cutting ceremony and officially reopened a new single lane, steel-truss ...
During the summer, trains travel the round trip between Roaring Camp and the Boardwalk daily on a route through Henry Cowell ...
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 steel bridge was constructed between April and July of 1904 for the local shareholder-owned New Hope Delaware Bridge Company, which then operated it as a tolled crossing for the next 15-1/2 years.
One study found that more than 500 steel-truss bridges in the United States collapsed between 1989 and 2000. Truss-style bridges are recognizable by the triangular bracing that gives them strength.
For 47 years, the Francis Scott Key Bridge stood as the gateway to the Port of Baltimore and a landmark as one of the longest steel truss bridges in the world.
Pittsburgh’s top engineer said concerns about steel trusses spurred the closure this weekend of the Panther Hollow Bridge in Schenley Park. Eric Setzler, the city’s chief engineer, could not ...
The 215-ton truss lifted on Monday will be the primary support for the concrete deck. It is one of 93 truss segments, weighing more than 21,000 tons, that will form the bridge's main structure.
“Bridging Time” — a monthly series featuring photos by Calvin Sneed — highlights steel truss and concrete arch bridges throughout the United States. During his travels, Calvin has taken ...
GREGG TOWNSHIP — Union County and PennDOT are expected to move forward with an estimated $2.2 million project to either replace or repair a historically significant metal truss bridge in ...