Truss bridges have a long pedigree. The first ones were made of wood and erected in various European countries at least as early as the 16th century. Beginning in the late 1700s, many of them were ...

G&G Steel has been awarded a $14 million firm-fixed-price contract by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers for the fabrication and delivery of a new steel connector bridge and related components.

The Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) and university researchers have subjected a high-tech material to trial by fire and ice in a quest for better bridge components. Steel has historically ...

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A Bailey bridge is a portable, prefabricated modular steel truss bridge that can be assembled quickly by hand without needing heavy machinery or special tools.