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	Bridge - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		For example, it may be a bridge carrying a highway and forbidden for pedestrians and bicycles, or a pedestrian bridge, possibly also for bicycles.
		Bridges may be classified by how the four forces' of tension, compression, bending and shear are distributed through their structure.
		Bridges can also be classified by their lineage, which is shown as the vertical axis on the diagram to the right.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Bridge (1204 words)

	Stapenhill Ferry and Ferry Bridge (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The height of the underside of the bridge from the average water level is 9 feet at the ends and 11 feet in the middle.
		The bridge was tested by loading the middle section of the bridge with several tons of old rails and its rigidity was further tested by 20 men from the Staffordshire regiment marching at double time across the bridge.
		The bridge was lit by two lamps hanging from each of the cross braces between the towers and the heavy cast iron lamp pillars in character with the towers at the ends of the bridge, bearing four more lamps.
	www.btinternet.com /~arthur.roe/Burton2000/History/Ferry (1831 words)

	Bridge \| TutorGig.co.uk Dictionary (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Flying bridge, a temporary bridge suspended or floating, as for the passage of armies; also, a floating structure connected by a cable with an anchor or pier up stream, and made to pass from bank to bank by the action of the current or other means.
		Tubular bridge, a bridge in the form of a hollow trunk or rectangular tube, with cellular walls made of iron plates riveted together, as the Britannia bridge over the Menai Strait, and the Victoria bridge at Montreal.
		Wheatstone's bridge (Elec.), a device for the measurement of resistances, so called because the balance between the resistances to be measured is indicated by the absence of a current in a certain wire forming a bridge or connection between two points of the apparatus; -- invented by Sir Charles Wheatstone.
	www.tutorgig.co.uk /dict.jsp?keywords=Bridge (1058 words)

	lattice - definition by dict.die.net
		Lattice bridge, a bridge supported by lattice girders, or latticework trusses.
		Lattice girder (Arch.), a girder of which the wed consists of diagonal pieces crossing each other in the manner of latticework.
		Lattice plant (Bot.), an aquatic plant of Madagascar (Ouvirandra fenestralis), whose leaves have interstices between their ribs and cross veins, so as to resemble latticework.
	dict.die.net /lattice (299 words)

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		The timber bridges were fastened together with mortise and tenon, tediously drilled, chiseled, and--finally--pegged.
		The lattice bridge is constructed entirely of planks instead of the heavy timbers used in the Queenpost and Kingpost trusses.
		The average length of Vermont's surviving lattice truss bridges is 105 feet.
	www.nycoveredbridges.org /page40.html (458 words)

	Activities
		The trout fisherman looked to the pool under the bridge for a good catch; the small boys enjoyed the pool as a swimming hole that was sheltered where they could splash without worry of a bathing suit.
		Bridge was restored in 1975, 1976 by Milton Graton and Sons.
		Originally the Stoughton Bridge, it was removed in 1959 and restored in 1963 by Andrew A. Titcomb, the present owner.
	www.otfi.com /covered_bridges.htm (856 words)

	Bridges near the Bridges Inn
		The original purpose of the bridge was to transport wood across the river for use by the Ashuelot Railroad.
		The Carlton Bridge is one of the oldest in New Hampshire, although its exact date of construction is not known (due to the loss of town records).
		The bridge was replaced in 1862 with a Town Lattice-style bridge using iron turnbuckle rods.
	www.bridgesinn.com /bridges.html (761 words)

	American Society of Highway Engineers
		The Thomas Bridge is a highway bridge spanning Crooked Creek in Armstrong Township, Indiana County.
		The original construction of The Thomas Bridge had a clear span of 75.75 feet with an interior width of 13 feet 3 inches and an exterior width of 15 feet.
		The roof on the reconstructed Thomas Bridge is a corrugated galvanized metal roof, which aesthetically matches the standing-seam roof the structure was assumed to have had.
	www.highwayengineers.org /scanner032504e.html (381 words)

	Vermont Covered Bridges in Vermont - Vermont Covered Bridge Guide - Burlington area Covered Bridges
		Hutchins Bridge - Montgomery, VT Built between 1863 -1890, this town lattice designed bridge is part of a collection of 6 bridges in the area.
		Fuller Bridge - Montgomery, VT Built between 1863 -1890, this town lattice designed bridge is part of a collection of 6 bridges in the area.
		Comstock Bridge - Montgomery, VT Built between 1863 -1890, this town lattice designed bridge is part of a collection of 6 bridges in the area.
	www.vtliving.com /coveredbridges/burl.shtml (470 words)

	Vermont Covered Bridges in the Jay Peak and Montgomery Area of Vermont's Northeast Region (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The bridge is of special interest because of the three pairs of flying buttresses and because of the low roof line.
		The height of the plank-lattice trusses on this bridge are only nine feet eight inches, one to two feet shorter than usual, leaving insufficient space for hay wagons through if the conventional interior bracing system had been used.
		The old bridge was acquired by the LaBond family and moved to the family farm where it crosses the Black River.
	www.jaypeakvt.com /bridges.html (746 words)

	New Page (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Bridges were "covered" to protect the wooden trusses—the large wooden members that support the bridge and the load it carries—from the elements, thus prolonging the bridge’s life.
		Conceptually, a metal truss bridge is not much different from a covered wooden truss bridge, except that the construction material is both stronger and more resistant to decay.
		This bridge is the region’s smallest covered bridge, both in terms of length (67 feet) and width (10 feet on the inside).
	www.southernvermont.com /content/historicbridges (2445 words)

	The Hindu : Tamil Nadu / Chennai News : Traffic diversions run into teething problems
		Lattice Bridge Road has had to take a huge traffic load under the new rules with vehicles coming from Taramani prevented from taking a right turn on Sardar Patel Road.
		Police were at the new bridge connecting Taramani to Tiruvanmiyur side, noting down the number of vehicles entering the bridge from Old Mahabalipuram Road and Velachery Road.
		On Lattice Bridge Road, especially at the Tiruvanmiyur end, which bore the brunt of the problems caused by the diversion, vehicular movement has slowed down, especially during the peak hours.
	www.hinduonnet.com /2004/11/30/stories/2004113012930300.htm (423 words)

	Other Covered Bridges In Swanzey and Cheshire County - part 4
		This Covered bridge is one of the oldest in New Hampshire, although it's exact date of construction is not known.
		It's a 2 span, "Town Lattice" bridge of 159 foot length and 17 foot width.
		In the midst of West Swanzey Village is the "Thompson" bridge.
	www.tmclark.com /Bridges/bridges4.html (289 words)

	LATTICE - Definition
		To close, as an opening, with latticework; to furnish with a lattice; as, to lattice a window.
		The flat roofs of the houses were sometimes enclosed with a parapet of lattice-work on wooden frames, to screen the women of the house from the gaze of the neighbourhood.
		The lattice window is frequently used in Eastern countries.
	www.hyperdictionary.com /dictionary/lattice (355 words)

	Covered Bridge Graveyard (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		A Bailey Bridge (a pre-fab steel truss bridge used by the army in WW II) was constructed on the original piers as a replacement which served until the early 1950's when Lake Lanier rose to cover the site beneath over 120 feet of water.
		One of many similar bridges, the design was not as sturdy as earlier bridges (perhaps in an effort to compete economically with concrete and steel bridges?) and all of these bridges have since been replaced or have collapsed.
		This bridge was destroyed in 1959 and this picture of the bridge was probably taken shortly before it was destroyed.
	www.dot.state.ga.us /specialsubjects/specialinterest/covered/graveyd/index.shtml (698 words)

	National Historic Covered Bridge Preservation Program - Allocation Plan Project Descriptions
		The bridge was built by E.L. Kennedy and Sons and is one of 13 remaining bridges of the 58 built by the Kennedys.
		This 1855 bridge is a single span Wheeler truss 158'-6" in length with a clear width of 15'-11" and a vertical clearance of 14'-5".
		Proposed work includes dismantling the plank lattice trusses to determine the extent of deterioration, and replacement; replacement of bottom chord with sawn lumber; replacement of the flooring; removal of exterior buttresses and insertion of internal bracing system; and replacement of deteriorated concrete caps of the abutment, and retention of the stone abutment.
	www.fhwa.dot.gov /bridge/cbfy00pd.htm (3792 words)

	Reference.com/Encyclopedia/Lattice bridge
		A lattice bridge is a form of truss bridge that uses a large number of small and closely spaced diagonal elements that form a lattice.
		Originally a design to allow a substantial bridge to be made from planks, rather than heavy timbers, this type of bridge has also been constructed using a large number of relatively light steel members.
		This may be resisted by compression or tension elements within the bridge or may be resisted by the foundations at the end of the bridge.
	www.reference.com /search?q=lattice%20bridge (160 words)

	Vermont Covered Bridges - Bartonsville Bridge
		This bridge is one of the longest in Vermont.
		This bridge was built in 1871 by the Sanford Granger.
		The bridge is in Bartonsville, in the town of Rockingham in Windham County.
	www.coveredbridgesite.com /vt/bartonsville.html (93 words)

	Covered Bridges in Vermont - Vermont Covered Bridge Guide - Rutland area Covered Bridges (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Cornish-Windsor Bridge - Windsor, VT Mostly in N. H., this 460 ft Lattice Design was completely rebuilt during a 4.65 million dollar restoration project in 1989.
		Willard Bridge - Hartland, VT Built in 1870 this 128 ft Town Lattice bridge is also located on Rte 5.
		Taftsville Bridge - Woodstock, VT Built in 1836 with a combination of kingpost, queenpost and arch designs, this 189 ft two span structure is located on Rte 4 and is the states third oldest bridge.
	www.vtliving.com /coveredbridges/rutl.shtml (409 words)

	The Bridgeton Mill
		Bridges of Windsor County Hartland - Willard Twins The original128' Town Lattice bridge was built in 1870.
		Williamsville Bridge in Williamsville on Dover Road is a 120' Town Lattice built in 1870 and spans Rock River.
		Printer Friendly Version Covered bridges in the White Mountains are an integral part of the landscape and a place to wait out a summer shower or steal a kiss or watch raging river waters swollen...
	www.bridgetonmill.com /sm/2/built-in-1870.html (792 words)

	Bridges: 1890 Berlin Iron Bridge Company Bridge, Pine Creek, Route 414, Hilborn, Lycoming County Pennsylvania (PA)
		In the HAER narrative, this bridge is refered to as the Upper Bridge At Slate Run and the trusses are described as Lattice Trusses.
		This open grate deck bridge spans scenic Pine Creek, a little downstream from the Tioga State Forest and the area of the Pine Creek Gorge known as the Pennsylvania Grand Canyon.
		In case you are wondering, the white rectangle near front of left (south-east) truss in some of the photos of this bridge is a sign that posts work rules - the government regulations kind of stuff for the workplace.
	www.venangoil.com /bridgeshilborn.html (470 words)

	Ashtabula County Ohio Covered Bridge Festival
		This first Pratt truss bridge in Ohio was built in 1986 in honor of Ashtabula County's 175th Anniversary.
		The Graham Road Bridge, which was built from remnants of a bridge washed downstream in the 1913 flood, now sits in a small park on the south side of the road.
		Pratt truss construction was used for this 107-foot bridge built in 1995 with funding from an ODOT Timber Grant.
	www.coveredbridgefestival.org /bridges.htm (963 words)

	Letchworth Photo Album (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		This early image of the Middle Falls area details the "Lattice Bridge." This bridge carried a "public highway" from the Canal towpath to the road system on the west side of the Middle Falls.
		Anderson, the Lattice Bridge was built in 1841 during the construction of the Canal.
		In the river bed under the Lattice Bridge you will see a low manmade mill dam which served the mills on the west bank.
	www.letchworthparkhistory.com /lpa38.html (168 words)

	The Yadkin's First Bridges (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		On January 28, 1820 he was granted a patent for a truss bridge and from that time forward he was the best known bridge builder in the country.
		In 1899 the Piedmont Toll Bridge was erected on the same stone piers built for the Ithiel Town bridge in 1818.
		This toll bridge was threatened and survived extensive flooding in 1916.
	www.tradingford.com /townbrid.html (615 words)

	Bridges and Tunnels of Allegheny County, PA - Fort Wayne Railroad Bridge 1868 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The third bridge, built just downstream from the canal bridge, was a wooden structure built in 1857 for the Pittsburgh, Fort Wayne and Chicago Railroad.
		The fourth bridge was a wrought iron lattice truss built completed in 1868 for the Pittsburgh, Fort Wayne and Chicago Railroad.
		The iron lattice bridge was replaced by the current bridge, built for the railroad in 1901-04 by American Bridge Co. The lattice bridge remained in place during construction of the new bridge and the piers of the new bridge were extended from the piers of the old.
	pghbridges.com /pittsburghE/0585-4477/ftwayne1868.htm (304 words)

	lattice - Hutchinson encyclopedia article about lattice (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Presently it tried the strength of the lattice with its great talons.
		Then he dragged a rude lattice into place before the opening after he, himself, had left the chamber.
		``this is no maiden's pastime---do not expose thyself to wounds and death, and render me for ever miserable for having given the occasion; at least, cover thyself with yonder ancient buckler, and show as little of your person at the lattice as may be.
	encyclopedia.farlex.com /lattice (159 words)

	~Covered Bridges~
		The 125-foot Town Lattice bridge sits 25 feet above the Conneaut Creek and was extensively renovated in 1994.
		This bridge was renovated in 1987 when a laminated arch was added.
		Pratt Truss construction was used for this 107-foot Giddings Road Bridge, built in 1995 with fundings from an ODOT Timber Grant.
	www.angelfire.com /oh5/ladyvampiro/CoveredBridge.html (366 words)

	Vermont Only: Vermont Covered Bridges - Central Vermont
		The bridge was built in 1865 by an unknown builder and was reported to have been painted bright yellow with red trim.
		This bridge is a twin to the Smith Bridge in South Pomfret, built from the trusses of the retired Garfield Bridge.
		The "Windsor-Cornish Bridge", the name preferred by the locals in Vermont, links Cornish, New Hampshire and Windsor, Vermont by crossing the Connecticut River.The bridge is a site of national historical importance since at 449 feet it is the longest wooden bridge in the country and the longest two-span wooden bridge in the world.
	www.vtonly.com /brdgcent.htm (2416 words)

	Windsor County (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The original128' Town Lattice bridge was built in 1870.
		The bridge was a Town Lattice built in 1870.
		Originall built in Lamoille County in 1870, it was cut in half in 1905 and moved to Windsor County.
	www.wrathofangels.com /windsor.htm (216 words)

	Timber Framers Guild Past Covered Bridges
		At 450 feet in length, this is the longest remaining wooden covered bridge in the U.S. Originally built in 1866, it was restored in 1989 and declared a National Historic Civil Engineering Landmark in 1970.
		The Pier Bridge, built in 1907, is a double Town-Pratt lattice truss bridge and was part of the Boston & Maine Railroad system.
		Down the road, hidden in the trees, is Wright's Bridge, built in 1906.
	www.tfguild.org /confs/covbridges.html (406 words)

	PIER BRIDGE - New Hampshire Covered Bridges (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The bridge is 216'7" long with clear spans of 103'0" and 98'0" with a center pier.
		The current bridge was built in 1907 by the Boston and Maine Railroad to replace a wood lattice bridge constructed in 1871-1872 by the Sugar River Railroad.
		The double Town/Pratt lattice trusses with laminated arches were long favored on the branch lines of the Boston & Maine Railroad, largely under the influence of engineer J.P. Snow.
	www.state.nh.us /nhdhr/bridges/p99.html (171 words)

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