truss bridge
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of truss bridge
An Americanism dating back to 1830–40
Example Sentences
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It is described as a continuous truss bridge, and its main span of 1,200ft was the third longest of any bridge of its type in the world.
From BBC ● Mar. 26, 2024
The trail approached a truss bridge that crossed the Rezan River.
From New York Times ● Apr. 20, 2022
The 73-year-old truss bridge across the Duwamish River was already deemed structurally deficient in the National Bridge Inventory, because of a crumbling concrete foundation.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 3, 2022
In the mid-1990s, when Adams hung a sign on the truss bridge in memory of Josefa, Russell replaced it with one in memory of Cannon.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 5, 2019
Thus in a wooden truss bridge the tension members are steel rods.
From The Mechanical Properties of Wood Including a Discussion of the Factors Affecting the Mechanical Properties, and Methods of Timber Testing by Record, Samuel J.
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