bridge: A structure spanning a trench, ravine, river, or the like. 2. A gallery or platform that can be raised or lowered over a stage and is used by technicians and stagehands.
pont: In French, a bridge; sometimes, in combination, forming the proper name of an important bridge which is not connected with the geographical name of the place.
truss bridge: A truss bridge is a bridge whose load-bearingsuperstructure is composed of a truss, a structure of connected elements usually forming triangular units. The connected elements (typically straight) may be stressed from tension, compression, or sometimes both in response to dynamic loads. Truss bridges are one of the oldest types of modern bridges. The basic types of truss bridges shown in this article have simple designs which could be easily analyzed by 19th and early 20th-century engineers. A truss bridge is economical to construct because it uses materials efficiently.