Some Bridges of This Type
- The Iron Bridge (1791), the first metal bridge of any kind, still standing.
- Maria Pia Bridge (1877), Gustave Eiffel's pioneering two-hinge arch.
- Hurricane Deck Bridge (1936), the last remaining truss-type bridge on Lake of the Ozarks in central Missouri.
- I-35W Mississippi River bridge (1967) bridge that collapsed in 2007 in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA.
- Navajo Bridge and newer (1995) bridge of the same general construction, each built as unsupported cantilevers joined with a central pin.
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