Truss assembly with alignment guides

A truss assembly formed with a plurality of structural members joined by at least one truss joint, the truss joint comprising:

• a first structural member;
• a second structural member having a first end, said first end being adjacent the first structural member, wherein the second structural member has a second structural member mounting bolt hole formed therein at the first end;
• a pair of shear plates, each shear plate connected to the first structural member and positioned such that one of said pair of shear plates abuts a first side of the first end of the second structural member and the other of said pair of shear plates abuts an opposing second side of the first end of the second structural member, wherein each shear plate comprises at least one shear tab, the shear tab having a shear plate mounting bolt hole formed therein;
• a through bolt running through the shear plate mounting bolt holes in the shear plates and the second structural member mounting bolt hole in the second structural member;
• wherein the at least one shear tab has a curved alignment guide comprising an elongated slot with an open end formed in the shear tab;
• wherein the first end of the second structural member has a locating hole proximate the second structural member mounting bolt hole in said second structural member;
• and
• the truss assembly further comprising an alignment/drift pin used to position the second structural member with respect to the shear plates, wherein the alignment/drift pin is configured to be inserted into the locating hole and then maneuvered into the alignment guide to position the second structural member so that the shear plate mounting bolt holes in the shear plates and the second structural member mounting bolt hole in the second structural member align allowing insertion of the through bolt.