Seventh Street Bridge, Richmond — General view of lower chord, looking south. Note that floor beams are located midway between the upper and lower chords. Built in the basic form of a Pratt truss (vertical compression members, diagonal tension members), the bridge can technically be referred to as a Baltimore half-through truss.
Available
Image Details
- Source:
- Library of Congress
- Collection:
- Historic American Buildings Survey
- Date:
- Documentation compiled after 1968
- Region:
- Richmond, Virginia
- Description:
- Photo(s): 4 | Photo Caption Page(s): 1 Subjects: vehicular bridges, transportation Locations: independent city, virginia, richmond Notes: Survey number: HAER VA-41 Building/structure dates: 1893 Initial Construction
- Source:
- Loading...
- License:
- No known copyright restrictions
- Rating: