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Metro Reconstructed bridge trusses from 1918 New Hampshire span to spend at least a year at Case Western Reserve University Updated: Aug. 11, 2012, 7:05 p.m. | Published: Aug. 11, 2012, 6:05 p.m.
Opened in 1977, the bridge was 1.6 miles long and was the world's third-longest continuous-truss bridge span, carrying about 31,000 vehicles a day.
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 ...
When the 1,200-foot-long Francis Scott Key Bridge opened in 1977, its enormous steel-truss design was the state of the art for river crossings. But in the decades since, a more modern design that ...
Are you looking for a bridge? Iowa has one for you. It’s a 128-foot bowstring-shaped Warren pony truss from 1912. If that’s not your style, you can get a 183-foot trapezoid Pratt through-truss ...
The public can view the truss process on Monday from noon to 4 p.m. and Tuesday from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the north end of the new bridge. KYTC crews will provide directions for parking and access.