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A trestle bridge is a bridge composed of a number of short spans supported by closely spaced frames. A trestle (sometimes tressel) is a rigid frame used as a support, historically a tripod used to support a stool or a pair of isosceles triangles joined at their apices by a plank or beam such as the support structure for a trestle table .
Trestle or Trestles may refer to: Structures and structural elements: Trestle support, the structural element that supports a trestle bridge, trestle desk, trestle table, or similar structures; Trestle bridge, a bridge composed of trestle support elements Trestles Bridge, a railroad viaduct in California
The General (1926 film): The fictional Rock River bridge, a wooden trestle bridge purpose-built for the film, is set on fire and later collapses as a train attempts to cross it. The Bridge of San Luis Rey (1927 novel): An Inca rope bridge in Peru collapses, with the resulting deaths forming the basis for the novel's plot.
The Big Trestle was built in 36 days and was completed on May 5, [1]: ix–x only 5 days before the golden spike ceremony at Promontory Summit. [ 5 ] [ 6 ] The Big Trestle, intended to serve as a temporary measure until a permanent fill could be constructed, [ 7 ] was 400 feet (120 m) long and 80 to 85 feet (24 to 26 m) high.
In woodworking, a trestle table is a table consisting of two or three trestle supports, often linked by a stretcher (longitudinal cross-member), over which a board or tabletop is placed. [1] In the Middle Ages , the trestle table was often little more than loose boards over trestle legs for ease of assembly and storage. [ 2 ]
The trestle is of steel construction resting on concrete piers, [3] carrying a single set of railroad tracks. It spans 1,600 feet (490 m) in length, 75 feet (23 m) above the Alhambra Valley. [4] [3] The western approach feeds directly into the line's 300-foot-long (91 m) Tunnel Number 4. [5]
View of the Nissequogue River from a train crossing the trestle in 2024. Standing at a height of approximately 50 feet (15 meters) and measuring 484 feet (148 meters) in length, the Smithtown Trestle carries the LIRR's Port Jefferson Branch over the valley below, Jericho Turnpike (NY 25), and the Nissequogue River.
The Kinsol Trestle, also known as the Koksilah River Trestle, is a wooden railway trestle located on Vancouver Island, north of Shawnigan Lake, in British Columbia, Canada. It is a crossing of the Koksilah River .