General Information
| Completion: | 1801 |
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| Status: | demolished (1833) |
Project Type
| Structure: |
Chain suspension bridge |
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| Function / usage: |
Road bridge |
Location
| Location: |
Uniontown, Fayette County, Pennsylvania, USA Greensburg, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, USA |
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| Crosses: |
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Technical Information
Dimensions
| main span | 21 m | |
| deck | deck width | 3.97 m |
Cost
| cost of construction | United States dollar 600 |
Materials
| chains |
iron
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Chronology
| 1833 | Replaced by a timber bridge. |
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Participants
Construction
- James Finley (builder)
Relevant Web Sites
There currently are no relevant websites listed.
Relevant Publications
- (1997): Constructing a Bridge. An Exploration of Engineering Culture, Design, and Research in Nineteenth-Century France and America. The MIT Press, Cambridge (USA), pp. 62.
- (1941): A History of Suspension Bridges in Biographical Form. In: Bulletin des Laboratoires des Ponts et Chaussées, v. 12 (1 July 1941), pp. 1-561.
- (1998): Meisterwerke der Ingenieurbaukunst. Bundesanzeiger Verlag, Cologne (Germany), pp. 199.
- (1990): Les ponts modernes - 18e et 19e siècles. 1st edition, Picard Editeur, Paris (France), pp. 118-119.
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data sheet - Structure-ID
20000873 - Published on:
23/08/2000 - Last updated on:
28/05/2021
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