Foreman Truss

Designed by John L. Foreman

Patent Application, June 1868: http://www.google.com/patents/US78797

Somewhat like a Pratt truss, with diagonals sloping down toward the center as cables under tension and "verticals" and the opposing diagonals as struts under compression. The patent shows the "vertical" members sloped slightly, but the bridges actually built seem to have true vertical verticals.

Reading - Swatara Creek Covered Deck Truss (Lebanon County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1869; Replaced ?
Lost Foreman deck truss bridge over Swatara Creek on Reading Railroad
Replaced by a new bridge

Scarlets Mill Bridge (Berks County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1881
Relocated Foreman pony truss bridge on the Horseshoe Trail


Tank Farm Road Bridge (Lehigh County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1881; Removed 1994; Held in storage and to be used on trail
Foreman pony truss bridge formerly over Reading Railroad on Tank Farm Road
Removed, not replaced, in storage

Watkins Glen Footbridge (Schuyler County, New York)
Built ca. 1873
Bowstring pony truss bridge over Watkins Glen Gorge on a pedestrian trail at Watkins Glen State Park
Open to pedestrians