Downstream the towers of Pioneer Flour Mills reflect off the river. The 138-foot-long iron truss bridge was the first non-wood crossing at Commerce Street, a few blocks from the Alamo. It served ...

Construction of the five-span, deck truss bridge took 242.5 tons of structural steel, 33 tons of reinforcing steel and 600 cubic yards of concrete in the foundation and deck, Axline noted.

For years, state transportation officials have cited safety concerns about the old truss bridge, from its lack of shoulders to a steep grade and reverse curve to an accident rate that was higher ...

The new Pamban bridge has a projected lifespan of 100 years Over a century after the original Pamban Bridge was built across the Palk Strait in Rameswaram, India launched a state-of-the-art ...

The Scherzer's Span (named after the bridge's engineer) consisted of a 61 metre steel truss that rotated upwards to a maximum angle of 81 degrees to accommodate boat passage. Due to safety ...

In the early planning stages of demolition in 2018, Wappel said that IDOT and contractors had discussions about explosions, saying that the dismantling of a truss bridge would require the need to ...

the zinc-coated bridge, which carries U.S. Route 1 traffic into southern Maine, was replaced and reopened in an emotional 2013 ceremony, becoming the first gussetless truss bridge in the world.

The Francis Scott Key Bridge was the second-longest continuous truss bridge span in the world, according to the American Civil Engineering Society. Until Tuesday it was still the second-longest in ...

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 Gregg ...

The new bridge will have far greater vertical and horizontal clearances than the previous, compromised 1970s structure, a steel arch continuous truss bridge. (Courtesy MDTA) This week, Governor ...

The repair involves a 4-inch-diameter, 18-inch-long steel pin that supports a critical joint of 11 structural steel members on the bridge’s second truss span from the Pennsylvania side.