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Architecture
· AW-760
Architecture · Plate 760
Bridgewright
AW-760
786 pieces
Ages 12+
8–10 hours
A 96 cm truss bridge you can stand on — 786 pieces, four span types, and a load test that comes with the kit.
$759 incl. duties to US / EU
96 × 22 × 30 cm assembled · free shipping over $199
What is in the box
- 44 laser-cut ply sheets
- 186 gusset plates + 240 beech pins
- Loading cradle, scale hook
- 2 beech abutments
- 88-page manual
Specification
- Pieces — 786 (600 members, 186 gusset plates and pins)
- Material — 5 mm and 8 mm birch ply, solid beech chords
- Finish — Water-based matte, waxed bearing surfaces
- Assembled size — 96 × 22 × 30 cm
- Build time — 8–10 hours
- Age — 12+
- Load test — Rated to 40 kg static at mid-span
Shipping & returns
- Dispatched from Shenzhen within 3 working days.
- Duties prepaid to US, UK, EU, Canada and Australia.
- 30 days to return an opened set; parts replaced free at any time.
- Flat kraft box, 38 × 28 × 6 cm, 1.2–4.6 kg depending on the set.
The build
Four span types — Warren, Pratt, Howe and a cantilever — from one parts box, each built to the same 96 cm span so they can be compared rather than just admired. The kit includes a loading cradle and a scale hook.
Gusset plates carry the joints instead of glue, which means the bridge fails the way a real one does: a joint rotates, a diagonal goes into tension, and the whole span tells you where it was weak.
The manual gives the four builds, the load figures we measured on a test rig, and a page on why the cantilever wins. That page is the reason this set is bought by schools.
Specification
| Pieces | 786 (600 members, 186 gusset plates and pins) |
| Material | 5 mm and 8 mm birch ply, solid beech chords |
| Finish | Water-based matte, waxed bearing surfaces |
| Assembled size | 96 × 22 × 30 cm |
| Build time | 8–10 hours |
| Age | 12+ |
| Load test | Rated to 40 kg static at mid-span |
Difficulty
5 / 5
- 01Four classic truss types at a common 96 cm span
- 02Gusset-and-pin joints — failures are visible, not hidden in glue
- 03Loading cradle and scale hook included
- 04Measured load figures, not marketing numbers
