NEW BEDFORD — It was in the 1950s and '60s that engineers began to steer clear of truss bridges of the sort that collapsed in Minneapolis last week. But the mid-'60s was also the heyday of interstate ...

SHREVEPORT, LA (KSLA) - A crew will be making measurements on a historic Shreveport bridge in preparation for design and rehab work. "This is one of two remaining versions of this bridge in the ...

One notable recent instance where a long-span truss design was considered was the Columbia River Crossing, a joint effort by the states of Oregon and Washington to replace the pair of existing through ...

OLYMPIA, WA - The Washington State Department of Transportation is considering a program to raise the clearance height of some steel truss bridges built from the late 1940's to the early 1960's. There ...

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 ...

Crossing the North Bosque River bridge at Clifton City Park can be a white-knuckle experience for the uninitiated. The Waco Tribune-Herald reports the wood-and-asphalt decking creaks, the rusted truss ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio - Two 13,000-pound trusses, resurrected from the charred ruins of a wooden bridge in New Hampshire, surely must be among the largest research specimens at Case Western Reserve ...

MAZEPPA — The new Wabasha County Road 7 bridge across the Zumbro River has a sleek simplicity to it, it's safe, it exudes modern efficiency. I wish I could hate it. For one thing, it's not green and ...