Talk:Squire Whipple

Whipple Truss Bridge at Union College
I was a student a Union College 1977-1983. At some point in that period the engineering department became aware of a Whipple truss bridge which was to be demolished. So they arranged to disassemble it and rebuild it over a stream on the campus grounds. I thought at the time it was claimed that this was the only Whipple truss bridge still existing. I'm not putting this in the main article because I am running off vague 40 year old memories here.

Squire Whipple was celebrated one year as part of Fitz Hugh Ludlow Day, an annual event commemorating distinguished Union alumni. T-shirts with his picture were available. Cptbutton (talk) 07:10, 29 December 2020 (UTC)

Discrepancy on number of Whipple truss bridges surviving.
The Squire Whipple article says that at least seven Whipple truss bridges still survive, but the Whipple Cast and Wrought Iron Bowstring Truss Bridge article says there are only two. Cptbutton (talk) 07:24, 29 December 2020 (UTC)