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truss bridge

noun

  1. a bridge in which the loads are supported by trusses.


truss bridge

noun

  1. a bridge that is constructed of trusses
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of truss bridge1

An Americanism dating back to 1830–40
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Example Sentences

It is described as a continuous truss bridge, and its main span of 1,200ft was the third longest of any bridge of its type in the world.

From BBC

The trail approached a truss bridge that crossed the Rezan River.

The 73-year-old truss bridge across the Duwamish River was already deemed structurally deficient in the National Bridge Inventory, because of a crumbling concrete foundation.

None of the steel on the truss bridge, built in 1949, was sheared or separated, according to an inspection last week by a King County bridge team.

The Bass Pro Shops founder and Ms. Stack’s father, Johnny Morris, spearheaded the project, which also includes a coffee shop, a chapel, an organic farm and a historic truss bridge used for events.

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