The Paddleford Truss with Bob Durfee

from Covered Bridges of New Hampshire · host Kim Varney Chandler

Kim interviews engineer Bob Durfee of DuBois & King about bridgewright Peter Paddleford and his unique truss design. Learn why even though it was never patented, the Paddleford truss dominated covered bridge construction in northern New England for many years. Today there are only 22 Paddleford covered bridges left in New England. Links from the conversationDuBois & King, Inc.The Paddleford TrussLong Truss PatentLinks for Covered Bridges of New HampshireCovered Bridges of New HampshirePhotos of the Swiftwater BridgePhotos of the Whittier BridgeSupport the show

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