page_title: List of lattice girder bridges in the United Kingdom
section_title: Part A
hierarchical_section_title: List of lattice girder bridges in the United Kingdom / Part A
caption_attribution_description: English: Train crossing Fulham Railway Bridge
context_page_description: This list is intended to help identify a particular early form of lattice girder bridge which was popular with bridge engineers particularly in the United Kingdom in the latter half of the 19th century.
  The term "lattice girder", is used in the UK and "lattice truss" is more widely used in the USA. A lattice girder or truss is often defined only in two dimensions, that is the structure as seen from the side. Such definitions sufficed for the early lattice girders such as the US Town truss which was designed for construction in timber. Early iron structures using a Town-type lattice replicated this appearance, leading to the instantly recognisable lattice-work shown in the bridges in Part A of this list. However, design considerations required that an iron structure required many of the latticed bars to be stiffened in the third dimension. Thus, on closer examination, the delicate appearance of these early iron lattices is belied by this much more complex stiffening in the thickness or third dimension.
context_section_description: These bridges utilise dense latticing constructed from flat iron bars or angles
caption: Fulham Railway Bridge
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