Town lattice truss

GPTKB entity

Statements (15)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf bridge truss design
gptkbp:advantage easy to construct
uses short planks
gptkbp:characterizedBy crisscrossed diagonal planks
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Town lattice truss
gptkbp:inventedBy gptkb:Ithiel_Town
gptkbp:material wood
gptkbp:notableExample gptkb:Cornish–Windsor_Covered_Bridge
gptkb:Blair_Bridge
gptkbp:patent 1820
gptkbp:structure lattice of planks fastened with wooden pins
gptkbp:usedIn 19th-century American bridges
covered bridges
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Cornish–Windsor_Covered_Bridge
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5