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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]
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. This care in construction can be seen in the French bridge illustrated below, which has well locked dry set stone abutments and a footpath leveled ...
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The earliest bridges in North America were made of wood, which was abundant and cheaper than stone or masonry. Early wooden bridges were usually of the Towne lattice truss or Burr truss design. Some later bridges were McCallum trusses (a modification of the Burr truss). About 1840, iron rods were added to wooden bridges.
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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.
The bridge opened for highway M-26 traffic in 1990, at which point the neighboring Lake Shore Drive Bridge was restricted to pedestrian use. [4] On August 26, 1992, the bridge was entered into the 1992 Timber Bridge Design and Construction Award Competition. [5] It was awarded first place in the "Long Span Vehicular Bridges" category. [6]