General Information
Project Type
| Function / usage: |
Railroad (railway) bridge |
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| Plan view: |
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| Structure: |
main span: Deck truss bridge |
| Support conditions: |
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| Structure: |
main span: Howe type truss bridge side spans: Semi-circular arch bridge |
| Material: |
side spans: Masonry bridge |
Location
| Location: |
Ashtabula, Ashtabula County, Ohio, USA |
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| Crosses: |
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| Coordinates: | 41° 52' 42.16" N 80° 47' 22.18" W |
Technical Information
Dimensions
| main span | 45.72 m |
Materials
| arches |
masonry
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| truss |
iron
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Chronology
| 29 December 1876 | During a snowstorm the bridge collapses causing an 11-car train to plunge into the Ashtabula River. More than 80 people die. |
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Participants
Design
- Amasa Stone (designer)
Relevant Web Sites
Relevant Publications
- The Ashtabula Bridge disaster. In: Journal of The Franklin Institute, v. 104, n. 2 (August 1877), pp. 135-138.
- (1976): The Ashtabula disaster. Unigraphic, Evansville (USA), pp. 208.
- (1993): Collapse of Ashtabula Bridge on December 29, 1876. In: Journal of Performance of Constructed Facilities (ASCE), v. 7, n. 2 (May 1993), pp. 109-125.
- (1877): The Failure of the Ashtabula Bridge. In: Transactions of the American Society of Civil Engineers, v. 6, n. 1 ( 1877), pp. 74-87.
- (1984): Great American Bridges and Dams. A National Trust Guide. John Wiley & Sons, New York (USA), pp. 322.
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data sheet - Structure-ID
20001416 - Published on:
31/03/2001 - Last updated on:
07/02/2023
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