General Information
| Other name(s): | Aerial Bridge |
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| Completion: | 1905 |
| Status: | in use |
Project Type
| Material: |
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| Function / usage: |
original use: Transporter bridge |
| Structure: |
current configuration: Through truss bridge current configuration: Vertical lift bridge |
Awards and Distinctions
| 2017 |
for registered users |
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Location
| Location: |
Duluth, Saint Louis County, Minnesota, USA |
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| Coordinates: | 46° 46' 44.17" N 92° 5' 34.23" W |
Technical Information
Dimensions
| main span | 120 m |
Materials
| piers |
steel
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| truss |
steel
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Chronology
| 1929 | The bridge is completely re-designed into a vertical lift bridge |
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Participants
Design
- C. A. P. Turner (designer)
Relevant Web Sites
Relevant Publications
- The Aerial Bridge at Duluth. In: Scientific American, v. 91, n. 26 (24 December 1904), pp. 461-462.
- (1990): Les grands ponts du monde: Hors d'Europe. Brissaud, Poitiers (France), pp. 136-137.
- (1984): Great American Bridges and Dams. A National Trust Guide. John Wiley & Sons, New York (USA), pp. 213-214.
- (1999): Tierra sobre el agua. Visión histórica universal de los puentes. Colegio de Ingenieros de Caminos, Canales y Puertos, Madrid (Spain), pp. 754.
- About this
data sheet - Structure-ID
20000943 - Published on:
16/09/2000 - Last updated on:
05/02/2016
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