Goodbye to a Bridge: effort to preserve historic span over Brazos at I-20 fails, will be demolished

A piece of Parker County’s history is, well, history, after preservation efforts came up short. Built in 1934, the truss ...
The Daily Item

Officials weigh replacing or repairing historically significant metal truss bridge in Gregg Township

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 ...
Brattleboro Reformer

Public input sought on future of old truss bridges over the Connecticut River

HINSDALE, N.H. — The New Hampshire Department of Transportation (NHDOT) will host a Public Officials/Public Informational Meeting to provide guidance for consultants regarding the future ...
Nature

Damaged bridges flex and twist to prevent collapse

Like a spider web that flexes to compensate for a broken strand 1, 2, steel truss bridges, which are built from a framework of connected elements, can sometimes withstand the failure of a load-bearing ...
The Baltimore Sun

Bollman Truss Bridge restored to ‘federal red’ in time for bridge lighting

The restoration of the Bollman Truss Bridge wrapped up last week, returning the landmark to its original “federal red” just in time for the annual bridge lighting in Savage. “It has become a beloved ...
Phys.org

Hidden mechanisms that prevent bridge collapse under catastrophic events uncovered

A team from the Universitat Politècnica de València (UPV) and the University of Vigo (UVigo) has just published in Nature the results of a study in which they have uncovered why bridges—specifically ...