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Truss Series: Truss Design Overview

April 5, 2024August 16, 2005 by Garrett Boon

Learn all the main types of trusses used in real bridges, and see how to apply them to model bridges. Learn the history of each common truss design. This page is designed to help you make an educated decision about what truss design you should use on your bridge.

Bridge Designer Tutorial (Obsolete)

February 8, 2026April 7, 2005 by Garrett Boon

The Bridge Designer is perhaps the greatest online tool for building model bridges. It allows you to design a virtual truss, put a load on in, and it calculates how the forces are spread out. Amazing.