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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 Kreidersville Covered Bridge crosses the Hokendauqua Creek. A Burr truss, wooden, covered bridge, it is 116 feet long, and is the last stop on the Lehigh Valley Covered Bridge tour through Northampton and Lehigh counties. [2] [3] The bridge was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1980. [1]
Its design is based on the Burr truss developed by Theodore Burr, who was the preeminent bridge designer and builder of his time. The bridge has been owned by the Juniata County Historical Society, located in Mifflintown, since 1962. [2] It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979. [1]
The bridge crossed Steel, Roberts, and Wood Islands. Construction of the bridge was started in 1817. [2] 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 ...
William McKone, founder of the Vermont Covered Bridge Society, takes us to Jeffersonville for a history lesson on our state's iconic covered bridges.
The Brotherton bridge, built in 1875, reopened on Nov. 7. A ribbon-cutting ceremony is planned for Friday at 5 p.m. Recovered: Historic covered bridge has been repaired and reassembled in Waterford
Pages in category "Burr Truss bridges in the United States" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 235 total. ... Larkin Covered Bridge ...