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Structure-ID: s0008052
Created on: 02/09/03
Modified on: 04/04/08


Georgetown Suspension Bridge

Completed in: 1808
Status: destroyed
Location: Georgetown, Washington, District of Columbia, USA
Crossed: Potomac River
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Structural Type:
Chain suspension bridge
gravity-anchored
Function / usage:
Road bridge

Persons involved with this structure
Legend: Phase of works
RoleNamePart of structure 
Builder John Templeman

Technical information
DescriptionValue
Construction materials used
chains  iron
deck flooring  wood
Dimensions
  width 4.6 m
  span 39.6 m
Cost
  cost of construction US$ 5 000

Chronology
1810
Damaged by flooding.
1832
Damaged by ice flow.
1840
Damaged by flooding.
1853
Damaged by flooding and replaced by a truss bridge.

Relevant Literature
* Kranakis, Eda   Constructing A Bridge, The MIT Press, Cambridge (USA) , ISBN 0262112175, 1997; pp. 62.

 
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