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Originally designed in 1844 by railway engineers Thomas and Caleb Pratt the Pratt truss bridge is one of the most common bridge designs. Without a truss you simply have a beam bridge. Its diagonals are usually parallel and slope towards.
With steel construction truss bridges can take on the traffic of today.
What makes truss bridges relevant more today than ever is their effective use of materials. Truss bridge bridge with its load-bearing structures composed of a series of wooden or metal triangles known as trusses. Without a truss you simply have a beam bridge. Construction of this kind of bridge is based on smart use of compression and tension.