Aerial Lift Bridge
General Information
| Structural Type: |
Through truss bridge
current configuration: Vertical lift bridge |
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| Function / usage: |
original use: Transporter bridge |
| Other name(s): | Aerial Bridge |
| Completed in: | 1905 |
| Status: | in use |
Geographic Information & Related Structures
| Location: |
Duluth, Saint Louis County, Minnesota, USA, North America |
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Technical Information
Dimensions
| main span | 120 m |
Materials
| piers |
steel
|
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| truss |
steel
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Chronology
| 1929 | The bridge is completely re-designed into a vertical lift bridge |
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Participants
Relevant Web Sites
Relevant Publications
- Tierra sobre el agua, Colegio de Ingenieros de Caminos, Canales y Puertos, Madrid (Spain), ISBN 8438001483, 1999; pp. 754
- Great American Bridges and Dams, John Wiley & Sons, New York (USA), ISBN 0471143855, 1984; pp. 213-214
- Les grands ponts du monde: Hors d'Europe, Brissaud, Poitiers (France), ISBN 2902170688, 1990; pp. 136-137
Internal Information
| Structure-ID: | s0000943 |
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| Created: | 16/09/2000 |
| Last Updated: | 05/03/2013 |