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Beam bridges are the simplest structural forms for bridge spans supported by an abutment or pier at each end. [1] No moments are transferred throughout the support, hence their structural type is known as simply supported. The simplest beam bridge could be a log (see log bridge), a wood plank, or a stone slab (see clapper bridge) laid
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Other lists of U.S. bridges. By height; By state; By city Boston; New York City; Pittsburgh; Portland, Maine; Portland, Oregon; Seattle; Cable-stayed bridges; Covered bridges; List of toll bridges § United States; Category:Lists of bridges documented by the Historic American Engineering Record; Category:Lists of bridges on the National ...
New River Gorge Bridge: New River: 1977: West Virginia: 730 ft (222.5 m) Foresthill Bridge: American River: 1973: California: 700 ft (213.4 m) Glen Canyon Dam Bridge: Colorado River: 1959: Arizona: Phil G. McDonald Bridge (Glade Creek Bridge) Glade Creek: 1988: West Virginia: 565 ft (172.2 m) Rio Grande Gorge Bridge: Rio Grande: 1965: New ...
It was the first major prestressed concrete beam bridge designed and built in the United States when completed. The form of the bridge was simple, and it looked similar to many highway bridges carrying traffic on US highways today. The bridge deck was supported by thirteen concrete girders, each spanning 160 feet (49 m).
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The Sam White Bridge is a reinforced concrete and steel overpass beam bridge which crosses Interstate 15 in American Fork, Utah. [1] [4] The original bridge was named for Sam White, a former homesteader in the nearby city of Pleasant Grove. [1] [5] It had only 14 feet 7 inches (4.45 m) underpass clearance.
Kansas Avenue Bridge, a multi-beam girder over the Kansas River; Kansas City Southern Bridge, a three-span bridge over the Kansas River; Lewis and Clark Viaduct, a deck truss bridge over the Kansas River and sister bridge to the Intercity Viaduct; Rock Island Bridge, a three-span bridge over the Kansas River