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Such log bridges have a severely limited lifetime [3] due to soil contact and subsequent rot and wood-eating insect infestation. Longer lasting log bridges may be constructed by using treated logs and/or by providing well drained footings [ 4 ] of stone or concrete combined with regular maintenance to prevent soil infiltration.
On April 6, 2001, the reconstructed wooden footbridge was opened, being the longest wooden bridge in Switzerland. The Kapellbrücke is a 204-metre-long (669 ft) bridge crossing the Reuss in the city of Lucerne in Switzerland. It is the oldest wooden covered bridge in Europe, and one of Switzerland's main tourist attractions. [citation needed]
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Wooden bridges could be a deck-only structure or a deck with a roof. Wooden bridges were often a single span, but could be of multiple spans. A trestle bridge is a bridge composed of a number of short spans. Each supporting frame is a bent. Timber and iron trestles (i.e. bridges) were extensively used in the 19th century. [28]
The Dinkey Creek Bridge, also known as Fresno County Bridge No. 42C-04, [a] is a single-span, timber bowstring arch truss bridge that crosses Dinkey Creek in Fresno County, California, within Sierra National Forest. Built in 1938, it closed to automobile traffic in 1965 and was renovated in 1988 to replace rotting timbers.
Wooden bridges in the United States by state or territory (32 C) Pages in category "Wooden bridges in the United States" The following 25 pages are in this category, out of 25 total.
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Crib bridges were made from horizontally placed logs. [1] The logs were laid first lengthwise, and then crosswise, in several layers. This consumed more trees than building trestle bridges, but they were easier to build without cranes or rams. Less common are crib bridges made from stone, such as the Bailey Island Bridge.