Decide on a Truss Configuration

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Once you have selected a site configuration, you must decide on the overall configuration of your truss bridge. The West Point Bridge Designer 2010 allows you to use any truss configuration, as long as the structural model you create is stable.

Notes and Tips

Developing a stable can be tricky. We highly recommend that new and inexperienced users start with a standard truss configuration.

If you decide to use a standard truss configuration, you can load and display a template to help you correctly draw the and .