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Located between the 3rd Avenue Bridge and the I-35W Saint Anthony Falls Bridge, [4] the Stone Arch Bridge was built in 1883 by railroad tycoon James J. Hill for his Great Northern Railway, and accessed the former passenger station located about a mile to the west, on the west bank of the river. For a time, the bridge was dubbed "Hill's Folly ...
The Follett Stone Arch Bridge Historic District encompasses a group of four stone arch bridges in southwestern Townshend, Vermont. All four bridges were built by James Otis Follett , a local self-taught mason, between 1894 and 1910, and represent the single greatest concentration of surviving bridges he built.
In the 3rd century, segmental arch bridges, or flat arch bridges, emerged. One of the earliest examples of this type of bridge is the Limyra Bridge, [15] situated near Limyra in present-day Turkey. It is 360 meters in length and comprises 26 segmental arches and two semi-circular arches. [16]
An overhead view of Saint Anthony Falls, showing some of the remaining flour mills, the Stone Arch Bridge, a hydroelectric power plant, and the lock and dam providing navigation above the falls. Minneapolis is the largest city by population in the U.S. state of Minnesota, and the county seat of Hennepin County.
Stone Arch Bridge may refer to: In the United States: (alphabetical by state, then city) Stone Arch Bridge (Champaign, Illinois), listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) Stone Arch Bridge (Danville, Illinois), NRHP-listed; Stone Arch Bridge (Minneapolis), Minnesota, NRHP-listed; Stone Arch Bridge (Keene, New Hampshire), NRHP ...
A natural arch, natural bridge, or (less commonly) rock arch is a natural landform where an arch has formed with an opening underneath. Natural arches commonly form where inland cliffs , coastal cliffs , fins or stacks are subject to erosion from the sea, rivers or weathering ( subaerial processes).
Bowne Station Road stone arch bridge over tributary of the Alexauken Creek; Brand Hollow Road Stone Arch Bridge; Bridge 182+42, Northern Central Railway; Bridge 634, Northern Central Railway; Bridge at Falling Creek; Bridge between Guilford and Hamilton Townships; Bridge in Albany Township; Bridge in Buckingham Township; Bridge in City of ...
The stone arch bridges were built during the 19th century, when there was a need for sturdier construction to replace weaker wooden bridges. The design required exceptional skill by stonecutters. Each stone had to fit just right. At one time there were twelve stone arch bridges in Hillsborough. [2]