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The Forth Bridge, which spans the estuary (Firth) of the River Forth in eastern Scotland to link Fife to Edinburgh by railway, was the world’s earliest great multispan cantilever bridge, and at 2,529 ...
Donated by: Tennessee Valley Authority Original Location: Lauderdale County, Alabama Year Built: 1925 Demolished in 2012 Donated to SBRITE: June 2012 Structure Type: Bascule Bridge Total Bridge Length ...
Donated by: CSX Transportation – Originally on the Pennsylvania Railroad Original Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania near 30th street station Year Built: 1903 Donated to SBRITE: July 2015 Structure ...
It was a vital part of the United States transcontinental railway routes. The bridge was originally built as a single track rod-iron bridge in 1868. In 1893, the superstructure was replaced with a ...
The Diefenbaker Bridge crosses over the North Saskatchewan River in Prince Albert, Saskatchewan, Canada. The bridge consists of two structures: one northbound and one southbound. Each structure is a ...
Co. but likely before 1920. Year Rebuilt: 1969 by Wabash Railroad Company (Span was reused in 1969 for main span of three-span structure) Donated to SBRITE: 2017 Structure Type: Deck Plate Girder Span ...
It was a fracture critical structure that could collapse due to the failure of a supporting element. In 1975, the east girder on the southbound bridge fractured. This caused a 7-inch dip in the ...
Prior to its replacement, a hands-on inspection identified light rust and no cracks. The bridge inventory rating was 33 tons. Although the condition was fair, the roadway was narrow, which is likely ...
These included the current interchange geometry, which created difficult and unsafe traffic movements for commuters, as well as structural deficiencies in the bridge—there was no structural redundancy ...
COLFAX – A long-anticipated bridge replacement project over North Fork of the Palouse River is being postponed until 2029 because of the state’s transportation budget shortfall. “We were ...
Syracuse, N.Y. – The back of a dump truck was stuck vertically after it hit the Park Street bridge Tuesday morning in Syracuse, closing down all lanes of traffic. The truck hit the bridge around ...
CHEBOYGAN — The Michigan Department of Transportation will begin a project to patch the concrete deck of the U.S. 23 bascule bridge in Cheboygan on Tuesday, May 27. Subscribe: Check out our ...