General Information
| Completion: | 1809 |
|---|---|
| Status: | collapsed (1820) |
Project Type
| Structure: |
Chain suspension bridge |
|---|---|
| Function / usage: |
Road bridge |
| Material: |
Iron bridge |
| Plan view: |
Structurae Plus/Pro - Subscribe Now! |
Location
| Location: |
Brownsville, Fayette County, Pennsylvania, USA |
|---|---|
| Crossed: |
|
Technical Information
Dimensions
| main span | 36.6 m | |
| width | 4.6 m |
Materials
| chains |
iron
|
|---|---|
| deck flooring |
wood
|
Chronology
| 1820 | Bridge falls due to snow and wagon overload. Replaced by wooden span. |
|---|
Participants
Currently there is no information available about persons or companies having participated in this project.
Relevant Web Sites
There currently are no relevant websites listed.
Relevant Publications
- (2009): Assembling the Cast: The Dunlap's Creek Bridge. In: Civil Engineering Magazine, v. 79, n. 6 (June 2009), pp. 36-37.
- (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.
- About this
data sheet - Structure-ID
20008055 - Published on:
09/02/2003 - Last updated on:
13/02/2023
Structurae cooperates with
