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May 17, 2015 · The Hextall (Shouldice) Bridge is significant in its design as the only surviving example of its kind in Calgary - a Pratt through-truss road bridge. Three spans in length, the bridge is distinguished by its distinctive framework of steel structural members on each side of the deck, and above.
Crews have substantially completed work on the Shouldice (Hextall) Pedestrian Bridge and the bridge has been re-opened to the public. For this rehabilitation, we removed the old wood bridge deck and replaced it with a concrete deck that includes aesthetic and historical features.
A truss bridge is a bridge whose load-bearing superstructure is composed of a truss, a structure of connected elements, usually forming triangular units. The connected elements, typically straight, may be stressed from tension, compression, or sometimes both in response to dynamic loads.
truss bridge, bridge with its load-bearing structures composed of a series of wooden or metal triangles, known as trusses. Given that a triangle cannot be distorted by stress, a truss gives a stable form capable of supporting considerable external loads over a large span.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
The John Seigenthaler Pedestrian Bridge (previously called the Shelby Street Bridge or Shelby Avenue Bridge) is a truss bridge that spans the Cumberland River in Nashville, Tennessee, United States. The bridge spans 3,150 feet (960 m) [1] and is one of the longest pedestrian bridges in the world.
Many of the truss bridges that were built during the 19th century have since become well-known in the towns and communities in which they were built. This article details 10 of the most famous truss bridges ever constructed, along with the architects responsible for building each one.
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The Waddell "A" Truss Bridge is standardized truss bridge design that was first patented in 1893 by prolific civil engineer John Alexander Low Waddell. The design provided a simple low-cost, high-strength solution for use by railroads across the United States and Empire of Japan for short spans of around 100 ft (30.5 m).
