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The Camelback Bridge is a restored historic wooden bridge that arches over the Constitution Trail in Normal, Illinois. It is on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places. The bridge's main span is a wooden kingpost pony truss.
The Deep River Camelback Truss Bridge is a steel camelback truss resting on stone and concrete piers, with a macadam road surface covering a plank deck.
Directory and listing of camelback truss bridges from around the world including images, technical data, literature and other project information.
May 9, 2023 · Learn about the six remaining authentic camelback bridges along the Delaware Canal towpath, their design, function, and restoration. Read the story of Sommer's Bridge, a family legacy that survived a flood and a pandemic.
A truss bridge is a bridge whose load-bearing superstructure is composed of a truss, a structure of connected elements, usually forming triangular units. The connected elements, typically straight, may be stressed from tension, compression, or sometimes both in response to dynamic loads.
Feb 25, 2018 · Deep River Camelback Truss Bridge. This is, without a doubt, one of the most spectacular truss bridges remaining in North Carolina. It is one of two truss road bridges in Chatham County, the other being the Rocky River Truss Bridge. Of the two structures this one is the most significant, both in history and design.
The Mottville Bridge is the longest example of a curved chord through girder bridge (commonly called concrete camelback bridges) in Michigan, and with three spans, it is also the only multi-span example, with all other surviving examples being single span.
