Old Bridge Helps Tech Student Gain New Insight
Roanoke Times & World News › January 15, 2010
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It carried horse and buggy traffic, then automobiles, for nearly a century. Today it's a nice diversion for weary interstate travelers.
But the Ironto wayside foot bridge, built in the 1870s, could still support some vehicle traffic, a Virginia Tech engineering student has proved.See the full content of this document
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Old Bridge Helps Tech Student Gain New Insight
Not that anyone will be allowed to drive on it. For one thing, it's no longer connected to a road.
But analyzing the bridge has given Elaine Huffman, 21, a student from Bowie, Md., studying engineering, an appreci...See the full content of this document
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