Modern tests demonstrate soundness of old iron bridge

Monday, December 21, 2009 - 00:56 in Earth & Climate

Blacksburg, Va. -- An unusual bowstring truss iron bridge that carried traffic across Roaring Run in Bedford County, Va. for almost 100 years is now a picturesque footbridge at the I-81 Ironto, Va. rest stop. Built in 1878, it is the oldest standing metal bridge in Virginia. In early December, a Virginia Tech undergraduate conducted a load-bearing analysis of the structure. ...

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