A piece of Australian engineering history has connected parts of the Hunter region for more than a century, and yet it is so understated that many drive past it every day.

CLEVELAND, Ohio - Two 13,000-pound trusses, resurrected from the charred ruins of a wooden bridge in New Hampshire, surely must be among the largest research specimens at Case Western Reserve ...

The bridges of the Thailand-Burma Railway were a throwback to bridges along 19th century American railroad lines, which were made almost entirely of timber. While it may be surprising that wood has ...

The Holliwell Covered Bridge is seen from the Middle River on Thursday, Aug. 22, 2024, near Winterset. Some of the bridges gave way over the years to weather, arson and even obsolescence, as the ...

GRAND RAPIDS, MI — Tucked along West Michigan’s scenic waterways are wooden wonders, inviting you to slow down and rediscover ...

After the bridge was assembled on the ground, construction crews used two cranes to lift it into place 25 feet above Dyer Avenue. The wooden truss bridge, which weighs 128 tons, is made up of 163 ...

ZUMBROTA, Minn. — There's something about covered bridges that captivates people, taking them back to a simpler and more romantic time. This installment of our ongoing summer series KARE in the Air ...

No Hunterdon County locale made Preservation New Jersey's list of 10 most endangered historic sites in 2013. But efforts to save and restore buildings and structures named by the group in past years ...

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A new analysis could help architects and builders reduce the carbon footprint of truss structures, the crisscrossing struts that bolster bridges, towers, and buildings. Buildings are a big contributor ...