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Conference Paper

Author
Jones, G. M.
Title
Rakaia Gorge Bridge - The Truss that Isn't
In
First Australasian Conference on Engineering Heritage 1994: Old Ways in a New Land; Preprints of Papers
Imprint
Institution of Engineers, Australia, Barton, Australian Capital Territory, 1994, pp. 51-59
ISBN/ISSN
0858256223
Url
https://search.informit.org/doi/10.3316/informit.625377821552132
Abstract

New Zealand's historic Rakaia Gorge Bridge has been known and described in the literature and on local signs as a Bollman Truss, the second surviving one in the world, and the only one still in everyday use. Investigations by the Author have shown that although geometrically of Bollman shape it does not follow the Bollman Patent and should not therefore be described as a Bollman Truss. It is, however, a most interesting and historic bridge, in good state of repair, and should be preserved as an important part of New Zealand's Engineering Heritage.

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