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Structure-ID:
s0008055
Created on:
02/09/03
Modified on:
04/04/08
Dunlap's Creek Bridge
Completed in:
1809
Location:
Brownsville
,
Fayette County
,
Pennsylvania
,
USA
Crossed:
Dunlap's Creek
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Structural Type:
Chain suspension bridge
gravity-anchored
Function / usage:
Road bridge
Technical information
Description
Value
Construction materials used
chains
iron
deck flooring
wood
Dimensions
main span
36.6 m
width
4.6 m
Chronology
1820
Bridge falls due to snow and wagon overload. Replaced by wooden span.
Relevant Literature
Kranakis, Eda
Constructing A Bridge
, The MIT Press, Cambridge (USA) , ISBN 0262112175, 1997; pp. 62.
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