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Theodore Burr (August 16, 1771 – November 22, 1822) was an inventor from Torrington, Connecticut, who was credited with the Burr Arch Truss bridge design. He designed and built one of the first bridges across the Hudson River and several bridges that crossed the Susquehanna River .
The Burr Arch Truss—or, simply, Burr Truss or Burr Arch—is a combination of an arch and a multiple kingpost truss design. It was invented in 1804 by Theodore Burr , [ 1 ] patented on April 3, 1817, [ 2 ] and used in bridges , usually covered bridges .
The bridge was constructed by Theodore Burr, who had just completed work on four Susquehanna bridges in Pennsylvania. The bridge design used his Burr arch truss. "This ultimate achievement of Burr's on the Susquehanna, having in all eighteen 200-foot trussed arch wooden spans, eight between the west shore and a first island, two between that ...
Burr arch truss: 58 feet (18 m) 1825 rebuilt 1844 moved 1966 Unknown No (Foot traffic only if given permission by the owner) Colemanville Covered Bridge: 38-36-26 Burr arch truss: 170 feet (52 m) 1856 rebuilt 1938 1973 and 1992 James C. Carpenter: Yes (one lane) Erb's Covered Bridge: 38-36-34 Burr arch truss: 70 feet (21 m) 1849 rebuilt 1887 ...
The current bridge is of the Burr Truss design, which was patented by Theodore Burr, brother of U.S. Vice President Aaron Burr, in 1817. [7] The bridge spans a length of 204 feet (62 m) across the river, making the bridge the longest still-standing covered bridge in Virginia. [7]
Ninety-eight historic covered bridges of which fourteen were built before 1870 and represent the most common truss style (Burr Arch) in the state. U.S. Iowa: Nineteen covered bridges were built in Iowa between 1855 and 1885; nine remain, five of which are in Madison County around Winterset. U.S. Kentucky
Bogert's Bridge is a Burr Truss, named after a design created by Theodore Burr of Connecticut in the early 19th century. Its most distinctive feature is two long arch trusses resting on abutments at either end. It was built by local men. John Waltman of Allentown worked on the bridge as a carpenter's apprentice at the age of 16.
He constructed the first Conowingo Bridge in 1818 and rebuilt Theodore Burr's Port Deposit Bridge in 1824, both crossings of the Susquehanna River in Maryland. [3] Model of Latrobe Truss built at Harper's Ferry in 1836-37 by Louis Wernwag 1860 Baltimore & Ohio Bridge at Harper's Ferry with Latrobe and Bollman Trusses