From the research i have done, i have discovered that a load point- the place where the load is on the bridge- affects a bridges durability because your bridge needs to "center" around this point. The load point and the surrounding area have to sustain the most stress anywhere on the bridge.
When I finish building the bases of my bridges I will need to think about the lateral bracing of my bridge aka how i will connect my two sides of my bridge together.
Here is an example of lateral bracing:
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