General Information
Project Type
| Structure: |
Multi-span suspension bridge |
|---|---|
| Function / usage: |
Aqueduct bridge |
| Material: |
Timber bridge |
| Plan view: |
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Location
| Location: |
Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, USA |
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| Crossed: |
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| Coordinates: | 40° 26' 53.99" N 79° 59' 45.99" W |
Technical Information
Dimensions
| main spans | 7 x 49.4 m |
Cost
| cost of construction | United States dollar 62 000 |
Materials
| truss |
wood
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Excerpt from Wikipedia
The Allegheny Aqueduct was John A. Roebling's first wire cable suspension bridge. It was built in 1844 near the later Fort Wayne Railroad Bridge as a replacement for a wooden covered bridge aqueduct over the Allegheny River in Pittsburgh, part of the Pennsylvania Canal.
Text imported from Wikipedia article "Allegheny Aqueduct (Pittsburgh)" and modified on November 24, 2021 according to the CC-BY-SA 4.0 International license.
Participants
Design
- John A. Roebling (designer)
Relevant Web Sites
Relevant Publications
- (2018): John A. Roebling's Allegheny Aqueduct and Smithfield Street Bridge: Nineteenth-century innovation in multi-span suspension bridges. Presented at: 6th International Congress on Construction History (6ICCH 2018), July 9-13, 2018, Brussels, Belgium, pp. 399-407.
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data sheet - Structure-ID
20006118 - Published on:
11/10/2002 - Last updated on:
24/06/2022
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