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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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
The testing environment replicates real-world conditions by incorporating obstacles and components resembling typical bridge structures. It also controls variables such as lighting, wind, temperature, ...
Donated by: Iowa Department of Transportation Original Location: Over I-80 in the state of Iowa Emergency Repair: Repair strategies developed in the research for Iowa DOT Removal from Service: Removed ...
In fact, sometimes I seek out bridges as photographic subjects themselves. Apparently many artists feel the same way about the Rockville Bridge. The historic bridge was built in 1924 with the intent ...
So there’s that. There’s also a set of rally-style spotlights sitting on top of the roll bar and on the nose, knobbly tyres, flared arches, a boot-mounted spare wheel, and a rather excellent ...
Shri Thanedar, D-Detroit.) President Donald Trump returned to Michigan on April 29, boasting about his second-term accomplishments as he celebrated 100 days in office in a campaign-style rally ...