U S Forest Service uses army surplus trusses instead of rolled steel stringer; typical 60-ft bridge with 12-ft roadway designed for H-20 loading, shown in diagrams and photographs; cost is 50% less than for bridge with rolled steel stringers; structure carries Sierra National Forest access road over Bald Mill Creek in California.
Bailey trusses used as bridge stringers
Eng News-Rec
Engineering News-Record ; 142 , n 5
1949
2 pages
Article (Journal)
English
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