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Allan truss bridges

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# Name Country main span
1 Bridge over Turon River at Wallaby Rocks Australia 27.7000 m
2 Carrathool Bridge Australia 21.8000 m

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Carrathool Bridge
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Typical 90-foot Allan truss used and invented by Percy Allan as an adaptation of the Howe Truss to fit conditions in Australia. For wood, local ironbark timber was used with iron or (later) steel rods for the vertical tension members.
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Australia (1897), added on 10/01/2004

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Bridge over Turon River at Wallaby Rocks

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