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Only a few single-lane Pratt truss bridges remain in California today. The Hansen Bridge is closely tied to the community planning and development of Downieville in Sierra County, particularly in its role following the 1937 Downieville flood. It serves as a notable example of the truss bridge design. Its period of significance spans from 1935 ...
The Pratt truss form, invented in 1844 by Thomas and Caleb Pratt, is the most common truss form in California and the United States. This form first appeared as a "combination truss" built in wood and iron with wooden vertical members, chords, and endposts, and iron tension diagonals. The basic form changed to all-metal construction by the 1880s.
American historic carpentry is the historic methods with which wooden buildings were built in what is now the United States since European settlement. A number of methods were used to form the wooden walls and the types of structural carpentry are often defined by the wall, floor, and roof construction such as log, timber framed, balloon framed ...
Name Image Built Listed Location County Type Albion River Bridge: 1944 2017-07-31 Albion: Mendocino: wooden deck truss bridge: Alexander-Acacia Bridge: 1925, 1927 1984-01-05
Steel built-up girder: 1903 2010 Southern Pacific Railroad: East Poplar Avenue San Mateo: San Mateo: CA-2275: Santa Inez Avenue Underpass Replaced Steel built-up girder: 1903 2010 Southern Pacific Railroad: Santa Inez Avenue San Mateo
The original chapel, built in 1771, was rebuilt out of adobe from 1782 to 1791. Cathedral of San Carlos Borromeo: Monterey: 1791-94 Cathedral: Part of the Presidio of Monterey. Oldest stone building in California and the second oldest extant cathedral in the United States. Plaza Hotel: San Juan Bautista: 1792 Dormitory
In a shocking turn of events, one of our favorite daytime TV hosts will soon be exiting the building. Hoda Kotb surprised viewers on September 26 by announcing her plans to leave the Today show in ...
The Whipple Cast and Wrought Iron Bowstring Truss Bridge over Norman's Kill in Albany, New York, is a very well preserved example of a Whipple Bowstring Arch Truss. Constructed by S. DeGraff of Syracuse, New York, 1867–69, it is still in daily use, with no posted weight limits. Due to the sleek appearance, many users think it is a modern bridge.