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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
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Role
Name
Part of structure
Builder
John Templeman
Technical information
Description
Value
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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