- is
being flattened. Therefore, the
design is also
called a
bowstring-arch or
bowstring-
girder bridge. The
elimination of
horizontal forces at the abutments...
- The
Godavari Arch
Bridge is a
bowstring-
girder bridge that
spans the
Godavari River in Rajahmundry, India. It is the
latest of the
three bridges that span...
- configuration. The
bowstring truss bridge was
patented in 1841 by
Squire Whipple.
While similar in
appearance to a tied-arch bridge, a
bowstring truss has diagonal...
- Hamoaze—the
estuary of the
tidal Tamar, Tavy and Lynher. The
bridge (of
bowstring girder or tied arch construction)
consists of two main
spans of 455 ft (139 m)...
- be
built as designed. The bridge's
structure consisted of a
steel bowstring girder construction with a span of 37 m (120 ft)
pivoting on a
central pier...
-
should be laid on the
upper booms of the girders. The
addition of
bowstring girders,
positioned 20 feet (6.1 m) high over the fairway, was considered...
-
nuisance and must be
resisted by
either strong foundations or a
further '
bowstring'
girder, in the form of a tied-arch bridge.
Inverted arches are used where...
- north-east to south-west,
crossing the A50
Northgate Street on a "
bowstring"
girder bridge before splaying out on
either side of a
large 1,245 ft H-shaped...
-
their shape,
bowstring trusses were
first used for
arched truss bridges,
often confused with tied-arch bridges.
Thousands of
bowstring trusses were used...
- Cost Of £24,000. The
Structure Will Be The
First Reinforced Concrete Bowstring Girder Type of
Bridge To Be
Erected in This Country. The
Engineers Are Messrs...