(which are compounded by the length of the member) will typically not control the design. Therefore, for a given planar truss with a fixed depth, the Pratt configuration is usually the most efficient under static, vertical loading.

The Southern Pacific Railroad bridge in Tempe, Arizona, is a truss bridge built in 1912. The structure, still in use today, consists of nine Pratt truss spans of varying lengths.

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