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.
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Library of Congress
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Historic American Buildings Survey
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Documentation compiled after 1968
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Richmond, Virginia
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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
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