Pratt Truss Bridge

Posted on July 24th, 2007 | Last modified: August 6th, 2008

Built by Bill H.

Here is the email Bill sent me:
I started making bridges about a year ago and have pictures to share with you. For the first bridge I used a set of plans that I found free on the internet from a guy who was in the army. The bridge plans were designed to be made 100% from manilla folder paper. The plans were to fold the manilla cardboard into the different post diameters and use them to make the trusses.

I decided to use dowels from my local Lowe’s instead. However, I did use the manilla cardboard to reinforce some of the joints and to give thebridge a real look.

You can find the plans for this bridge here:
Manilla File Folder Bridge

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Pratt Truss Bridge

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