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century, truss systems of wrought iron were developed for larger bridges, but iron does not have the tensile strength to support large loads. with the advent of steel, which has a high tensile strength, much larger bridges were built, many using the ideas of gustave eiffel .[ citation needed ] the covered
bridge in west montrose, ontario , canada in canada and the united states, numerous timber covered bridges were built in the late s to the late s, reminiscent of earlier designs in germany and switzerland . some covered bridges were also built in asia. [ ] in later years, some were partly made of stone...
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