General Information
Project Type
| Structure: |
Chain suspension bridge |
|---|---|
| Function / usage: |
Road bridge |
Location
| Location: |
Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, USA |
|---|---|
| Crossed: |
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Technical Information
Dimensions
| width | 4.6 m | |
| span lengths | 2 x 46.6 m | |
| number of spans | 2 |
Materials
| chains |
iron
|
|---|---|
| deck flooring |
wood
|
Chronology
| 1811 | Bridge falls due to cattle overload and a weak iron clip. |
|---|---|
| 1816 | Bridge falls again due to snow and rotten timber. |
Participants
Construction
- John Templeman (builder)
Relevant Web Sites
There currently are no relevant websites listed.
Relevant Publications
- (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.
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data sheet - Structure-ID
20008053 - Published on:
09/02/2003 - Last updated on:
28/05/2021
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