Donated by: Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT) Original Location: Minnesota State Highway 43, Mississippi River Crossing Year Built: 1941 Structure Type: Main – Steel riveted cantilever ...

Like a spider web that flexes to compensate for a broken strand 1, 2, steel truss bridges, which are built from a framework of connected elements, can sometimes withstand the failure of a load-bearing ...

Keywords: Retrofitting. Braced steel bridge piers. Proof-of-concept testing. Eccentrically braced frames. Tubular links. Construction. Seismic design. Vulnerability ...

The, “Adaptive Use Bridge Project” is an on-campus program where engineering students learn how to move and refurbish truss bridges from different locations in New England. The bridges are then ...