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Timber Truss Bridge
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Timber Truss Bridge

Timber Truss Bridge

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Ok, I'm not an engineer, but I need the help of one.  I need to build a bridge of wooden material to span 30' and carry a moving load of 10,000.  I can use 10x10 beams as the pilings.  Can anyone help with what type of span between the pilings and the thickness of the cross beams and deck material.  Width of the bridge needs to be 12' minimum.  This is for a rural piece of property that I own, so no public will be traversing the bridge.
Any takers?

RE: Timber Truss Bridge

No takers.  But I would like to offer one solution, if your up for the task.  Call around to find a supplier of wooden bridges (for golf courses for example).  Contact the supplier/manufacturer and get some information on the bridges.  For the most part, the information will give you much of what you need.  And if I remember correctly there is website out there for industrious folks to build their own bridges.

RE: Timber Truss Bridge

Here is a link to free publications can be order hardcopy or downloaded pdf file.  The 1st publication has detailed design for timber truss bridges. Other publications as have many good ideas.  Hopefully yu can pull a design right out the book.

http://www.fs.fed.us/na/wit/newpubs.html

Rich

RE: Timber Truss Bridge

Refer to this old thread for more links: Thread194-5949.  You can use the search function on this site.

I'm still looking for that Do-It-Yourself wooden bridge info.

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