truss bridge

C2261
concept

A truss bridge is a type of bridge whose load-bearing superstructure is composed of a framework of interconnected triangular units that efficiently distribute forces through tension and compression.

All labels observed (16)

Label Occurrences
truss bridge canonical 88
steel truss bridge 66
lenticular truss bridge 2

Description generation (CDg)

The one-sentence description above was generated by prompting gpt-5.1 with the class name and this instruction.

Instruction
generate a one-sentence description for a given conceptual class.
# Response Format
Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the conceptional class]"
Input
Class: truss bridge
Generated description
A truss bridge is a type of bridge whose load-bearing superstructure is composed of a framework of interconnected triangular units that efficiently distribute forces through tension and compression.

Instances (167)

Instance Via concept surface
Maurice J. Tobin Memorial Bridge —
Hardinge Bridge —
Qiantang River Bridge steel truss bridge
Brightman Street Bridge —
New Bedford–Fairhaven Bridge —
Newport Southbank Bridge —
Michigan Street Bridge steel truss bridge
Castlegar–Ootischenia bridge —
Kincardine Bridge (near mouth) —
Wuhan Yangtze River Bridge —
Braga Bridge steel truss bridge
Hawthorne Bridge —
Tay Rail Bridge —
Caledonian Railway Bridge over the River Clyde steel truss bridge
Old Little Belt Bridge
linked to: Little Belt bridges
—
Blue Bridge (Grand Rapids, Michigan) —
Trenton Makes Bridge steel truss bridge
Alexandra Bridge steel truss bridge
Waibaidu Bridge steel truss bridge
Ponte di Paderno lattice girder bridge
Parkersburg–Belpre Bridge —
Fair Oaks Bridge —
Ethelfleda Bridge —
Fulham Railway Bridge steel truss bridge
Chaudière Bridge —
Walnut Street Bridge —
Ambridge–Aliquippa Bridge steel truss bridge
Rochester–Monaca Bridge —
Pattullo Bridge steel truss bridge
Junction Bridge —
Burlington Northern Railroad Bridge 5.1 —
Million Dollar Bridge steel truss bridge
Burlington Northern Railroad Bridge 9.6 —
Ogdensburg–Prescott International Bridge steel truss bridge
Grafton Bridge (rail‑road bridge over Clarence River) —
Madison Avenue Bridge —
Interstate 5 Ship Canal Bridge steel truss bridge
Vilaseca Bridge (Bellows Falls–Walpole bridge) steel truss bridge
Ayala Bridge —
Bridge of the Gods steel truss bridge
King Edward VII Bridge steel truss bridge
Prince Alfred Bridge timber truss bridge
Runcorn Railway Bridge —
Leaside Bridge steel deck truss bridge
Huey P. Long Bridge (Baton Rouge) —
Parramatta River railway bridge —
Glienicke Bridge steel truss bridge
Tom Uglys Bridge —
Richmond–San Rafael Bridge steel truss bridge
Quebec Bridge —