A Luten arch is a patented concrete arch design for bridges, designed by Daniel B. Luten, of Indianapolis. Luten was awarded more than 30 patents for his improvements of the Luten arch design.
A Luten Arch bridge in Miami, Arizona, built in 1918
Luten Bridge Company and variations such as Luten Engineering Company was the name of a number of different bridge building companies in the United States during the early- to mid-20th century. Each h
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…designs by strategic use of reinforcement where needed to address tension of load upon the bridge. This enables bridges to be considerably lighter. The Luten Bridge Company was one seller of the designs. The Topeka Bridge & Iron Co. was a western seller of the designs. According to Luten, by 1919 he had designed more than…