Whipple Bowstring Truss

Whipple Bowstring Truss

An Example of the First Scientifically

Designed Bridge Truss

Commemorating the Contributions

to Bridge Engineering of

Squire Whipple, Class of 1830

A gift from the

City of Johnstown, New York

Reconstructed at its Present Location in 1980

by

Union College Civil Engineering Students

Marker can be reached from Lenox Road.

Courtesy hmdb.org

Credits and Sources:

HMDB