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- American_wooden_bridges.html?id=FiBSAAAAMAAJ quote "The Paddleford Truss. The unpatented Paddleford Truss is only found in New England, The truss was designed by Peter Paddleford of Littleton, N.H. who had previously erected Long truss bridges. About 1846, he remodeled this design by replacing the counterbraces with a stiffening member fastened to the inside of the posts at points near the top and bottom chords. This resulted in an unusually strong and rigid structure. Other local builders became interested, and a considerable number were erected.".