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A steel truss bridge made of 200-foot-long (61 m) prefabricated sections, it was designed to be resistant to fire, ice, water and wind, elements that had destroyed previous wooden structures. Like the previous bridges, tolls were collected to recover a portion of the half-million dollar investment, equal to $18,898,000 today.
North San Gabriel River Bridge Extant Steel rolled multi-beam: 1939 2000 I-35 BL – Georgetown: San Gabriel River north fork Georgetown: Williamson: TX-98: Texas Suspension Bridges Cable-stayed and Suspension: 2000 Austin: Travis: TX-98-A
The Paddock Viaduct, also known as the Main Street Viaduct, is a reinforced concrete bridge spanning the Trinity River in Fort Worth, Texas.Low-water crossings and ferries originally provided the only access across the Trinity River at this location, connecting the downtown area of Fort Worth with northern sections of the city.
The original estimate of the cost of the Old Iron Bridge was $45,000 and was partially financed by bonds and local taxes. [1] Bids on the project were solicited and the Kansas City Bridge Co. was selected as contractor. The final cost of the bridge's construction was $167,500. The bridge was completed in 1923 and opened for use in January 1924.
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Steel bridges in the United States (1 C, 936 P, 1 F) W. ... Texas Mexican Railway International Bridge; Third Street Bridge (Delavan, Illinois) Triple Crossing; U.
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The narrow section at mid-span gives the bridge profile a slight arch shape making this design particularly useful when large headroom is required. The profile also makes the bridge more architecturally pleasing than a beam bridge. Rigid-frame design may be the most efficient bridge type for spans between 35 and 80 feet (11 and 24 m). [5]