St. Mary's Catholic Church

Location: Johnson City, TN

Species: Douglas Fir

Architect: Shaw and Shenks Architects

General Contractor: Barker Building Co., Inc.

 St. Marys Church


Description: This huge 12,000 sq. ft. truss system is powerful, yet very graceful. Each of the seven trusses span 100 ft. with a free span of 40 ft. in the middle. To help carry the weight of this massive roof system, steel I-beams were used for the walls. To further provide strength and safety, the joinery in this frame uses a combination of traditional wooden peg joinery, laminate splines and steel pins.
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St. Marys Church St. Marys Church
St. Marys Church St. Marys Church
St. Marys Church St. Marys Church
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