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Structure-ID: s0008053
Created on: 02/09/03
Modified on: 04/04/08


Schuylkill River Bridge

Built: 1808 - 1809
Status: destroyed
Location: Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, USA
Crossed: Schuylkill 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 lengths 2 x 46.6 m

Chronology
1811
Bridge falls due to cattle overload and a weak iron clip.
1816
Bridge falls again due to snow and rotten timber.

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

 
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