Stone built a wrought iron version of a Howe truss bridge in Ashtabula, 76 feet above the Ashtabula River. He argued that the design would work on the 165-foot span even though engineers said it ...

This photo is of a Howe Truss Railroad Bridge that was in Boone, Iowa, and is from the Iowa State Archives. The Codorus Bridge (now Black Bridge), built in 1848, probably appeared similar.

The Howe Truss Train Trestle Bridge is the last one of its kind. It was originally built in 1897 in Phoenixville, Pennsylvania and then later installed in Jefferson in 1907. The train tracks and ...

The bridge was a Howe-Truss, single-track style bridge that spanned 1,581 feet from shore to shore, with a swing span located about midstream. It was struck by the steamboat Effie Afton just ...

The 105-foot long Howe truss bridge emits light through large openings on both sides. Other surviving covered bridges over Thomas Creek are Shimanek and Gilkey.

Additionally, a First Federal Community Foundation grant of $100,000 will fund the re-decking of the Howe truss bridge portion of the crossing. When the trestle was damaged last February, engineers ...