truss bridge

noun

1. a bridge in which the loads are supported by trusses.

truss bridge

noun

1. a bridge that is constructed of trusses

Word History and Origins

Origin of truss bridge¹

An Americanism dating back to 1830–40

Example Sentences

The timber bridges developed the steel truss bridge, the typically American construction, of to-day.

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Thus in a wooden truss bridge the tension members are steel rods.

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One end of a steel truss bridge is usually supported on rollers so that it can expand and contract with changing temperatures.

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The design of an ordinary short-span steel truss bridge, as ordinarily taught, is an example of this method of instruction.

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I have never constructed any other Howe truss bridge with wrought-iron braces, and know of no other anywhere in the country.

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