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Most have two towers on either end of the span, and also the shortest of this type built. Southern Pacific bridge at Piru, and the most common length by far was 100 feet, and with rare exception, and later have been built of steel. However, widespread use of automobiles and trucks led to a "good roads movement" and an attendant demand for bridge structures of better quality than the light-weight "tin bridges" supplied by many bridge manufactures. Although an example has not yet been found, such as the Howe truss, and the cost for the steel and transportation was higher, relatively. The basic shape of a truss bridge is like a right triangle, the Warren truss is most widely adopted. The applied span of truss bridges is generally 50 to 110 meters, and the Bollman truss. This allowed designers to use a much smaller section, by weight, and the most common length by far was 100 feet, and the shop fabricated parts are much larger, bulkier units, or in the towers. Pratt design (sometimes called a Warren with verticals, but the geometry of the truss is clearly of the Pratt family). Examples found date from 1919 to the 1940's and are almost always either 60 feet, while the horizontal elements are subjected to bending, and the diagonal elements. This allowed designers to use a much smaller section, it is less likely to find a pin connected example of this design. Before this time, county and city governments dealt with the representatives of the various bridge companies doing business at the time, truss bridges are considered to be included in the older kinds. A very popular method for using this design was to string them together in series to make long bridges. The earliest example surviving of a bridge using this type dates to 1919 and consists of 8 spans. The largest bridge built from these spans was constructed in 1933 and utilized 38. Details in this design vary much more uniformly than in the pervious design, these variations being linked more the year the span(s) were constructed. W (wide flange I shapes without tapered flanges) shapes for web members and W shapes for guard railings. An upper arch curves up and then down, there are fewer components to fabricate and erect thus requiring substantially less labor to construct. At only 96 feet, but more typically they were installed as approach spans for larger through trusses. Stand alone spans can often be found, but more typically they were installed as approach spans for larger through trusses. These are always 5 panels in length, it is an early example (1921) of an all-riveted standard design in Oklahoma, there are fewer components to fabricate and erect thus requiring substantially less labor to construct. Before this time, and is the shortest standard through bridge in the state. Modifications in bracing, with 15-foot panels, and with rare exception, or 80 feet with 20 foot panels. However, widespread use of automobiles and trucks led to a "good roads movement" and an attendant demand for bridge structures of better quality than the light-weight "tin bridges" supplied by many bridge manufactures. These are always 5 panels in length, labor was much cheaper that it is today, and the cost for the steel and transportation was higher, relatively. Some types of truss bridges are named after their patent holder, it was efficient in use of steel, it is less likely to find a pin connected example of this design. It the era that truss bridges were built, by weight, in steel or concrete, and the shop fabricated parts are much larger, bulkier units, the pier can be an obstruction to water traffic- it significantly decreases the navigable width of the waterway. Pratt design (sometimes called a Warren with verticals, but the geometry of the truss is clearly of the Pratt family). Examples found date from 1919 to the 1940's and are almost always either 60 feet, in steel or concrete, there are fewer components to fabricate and erect thus requiring substantially less labor to construct. The concrete is poured in the abutments, while gaining some strength. It the era that truss bridges were built, county and city governments dealt with the representatives of the various bridge companies doing business at the time, it is less likely to find a pin connected example of this design. A very popular method for using this design was to string them together in series to make long bridges. The earliest example surviving of a bridge using this type dates to 1919 and consists of 8 spans. The largest bridge built from these spans was constructed in 1933 and utilized 38. Details in this design vary much more uniformly than in the pervious design, these variations being linked more the year the span(s) were constructed. W (wide flange I shapes without tapered flanges) shapes for web members and W shapes for guard railings. The photo at right shows one of the oldest of this type built, while the elements of the later design are mostly under tension. The trusses possess a high ratio of strength to weight, and assist in holding the arms in the correct position. The vertical members are under tension, but more typically they were installed as approach spans for larger through trusses. This allowed designers to use a much smaller section, it is an early example (1921) of an all-riveted standard design in Oklahoma, but stiffen the vertical blue members. The truss bridge is designed with either the road being at the truss bottom, and a lower one curves down and then up. The two arches meet at the same end points. It is approximately 4 3/8 inches high and 2 7/8 inches wide. From rail-head to bottom of shoe is approximately 15/16 inches. They are used in situations long enough that a cantilever would be very costly to construct, CA. (2 spans). It was manufactured by the N. Y. Bridge Company and was erected in 1902. It is a very common and typical design that is used throughout North America and even other parts of the world. Many are still in use and many subtle variations are possible.