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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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Des Plaines River Bridge Extant Rolling lift (Scherzer) bascule: 1932 1988 US 30 (West Jefferson Street) Des Plaines River: Joliet: Will: IL-59: Santa Fe Railroad, Illinois and Michigan Canal Bridge Extant Warren truss: 1935 1988 BNSF Railway
The Rio Grande Bridge at Radium Springs is a historic timber beam bridge built in 1933. As of 1997, it still carried NM 185 over the Rio Grande, about 1 mile (1.6 km) south of Radium Springs, New Mexico. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1997. [1]
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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).
It has also been known as Pumroy Canyon Bridge. It is one of few convict labor-built bridges surviving in the state. [2] It was listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places in 1988. [1] It is a single-span concrete rail top beam bridge, meaning it is constructed with railroad rails reinforcing the concrete slab. The rails are spaced ...
Once over the community, the bridge passes over the Patuxent River, entering Calvert County. Shortly after reaching land, MD 2 joins MD 4 and cross Calvert County together for a long concurrency on a four-lane divided highway. The Thomas Johnson Bridge is a variable depth beam bridge. Massive concrete pilings hold the bridge up over the river.