Sutton Walk Town Lattice Truss Railway Bridge -- London, Lambeth, UK
N 51° 30.300 W 000° 06.984
30U E 700117 N 5709928
One of two truss railway bridges at this location that carries railroad traffic east from Waterloo Station over the Thames to Charing Cross Station, this one crosses Sutton Walk
Waymark Code: WMRWP6
Location: London, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 08/14/2016
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This truss bridge that runs parallel to Mepham Street carries railway traffic over Sutton Walk near the York Rd (the A3200) close to the main entrance to Waterloo Station.
This beautiful Town's Lattice Truss bridge has apparently replaced an existing bridge 8 XTD after 2012.
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"Lattice truss bridge
A lattice bridge is a form of truss bridge that uses a large number of small and closely spaced diagonal elements that form a lattice. It was patented by architect Ithiel Town in 1820 and 1835 as Town's lattice truss.
Originally a design to allow a substantial bridge to be made from planks employing lower–skilled labor, rather than heavy timbers and more expensive carpenters, this type of bridge has also been constructed using a large number of relatively light iron or steel members. The individual elements are more easily handled by the construction workers, but the bridge also requires substantial support during construction. A simple lattice truss will transform the applied loads into a thrust, as the bridge will tend to change length under load. This is resisted by pinning the lattice members to the top and bottom chords, which are more substantial than the lattice members, but which may also be fabricated from relatively small elements rather than large beams.