General Information
Other name(s): | Chain Bridge |
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Completion: | 1808 |
Status: | destroyed (1853) |
Project Type
Structure: |
Chain suspension bridge |
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Function / usage: |
Road bridge |
Plan view: |
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Material: |
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Location
Location: |
Washington, District of Columbia, USA |
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Crossed: |
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Coordinates: | 38° 55' 46.46" N 77° 6' 57.98" W |
Technical Information
Dimensions
width | 4.6 m | |
span | 39.6 m |
Cost
cost of construction | United States dollar 5 000 |
Materials
chains |
iron
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deck flooring |
wood
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Chronology
1810 | Damaged by flooding. |
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1832 | Damaged by ice flow. |
1840 | Damaged by flooding. |
1853 | Damaged by flooding and replaced by a truss bridge. |
Participants
Construction
- John Templeman (builder)
Relevant Web Sites
Relevant Publications
- Constructing a Bridge. An Exploration of Engineering Culture, Design, and Research in Nineteenth-Century France and America. The MIT Press, Cambridge (USA), pp. 62. (1997):
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data sheet - Structure-ID
20008052 - Published on:
09/02/2003 - Last updated on:
06/02/2023