{{Short description|British engineer}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2018}} {{Use British English|date=April 2018}} '''James Warren''' (1806{{ndash}}1908) was a British engineer who, around 1848 to 1907 (along with Willoughby Monzoni), patented the Warren-style truss bridge and girder design. This bridge design is mainly constructed by equilateral triangles which can carry both tension and compression. The first suspension bridge to utilise a Warren truss in its design was the Manhattan Bridge in New York City.<ref name=ascemetsection>{{cite web|author=American Society of Civil Engineers Metropolitan Section|title=Manhattan Bridge|work=Historic Landmarks|publisher=American Society of Civil Engineers Metropolitan Section|location=New York City|year=2016|url=http://www.ascemetsection.org/committees/history-and-heritage/landmarks/manhattan-bridge|accessdate=2016-11-12}}</ref>
[[File:Handley_Page_HP42_(cropped).jpg|thumb|A Handley Page H.P.42 showing the Warren Truss diagonal interplane struts]]
The Warren truss design was used in early aviation when biplanes were dominant, the alternating diagonal truss being used for the interplane struts in aircraft such as the Handley Page H.P.42 airliner and the Fiat CR.42 fighter. The Warren truss is one of the most widely used and known bridge styles worldwide.
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