Frisco Bridge
General Information
| Structural Type: |
Cantilever truss bridge
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| Function / usage: |
Railroad (railway) bridge
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| Built: | 1888 - 1892 |
| Status: | in use |
Geographic Information & Related Structures
| Location: |
Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee, USA, North America West Memphis, Crittenden County, Arkansas, USA, North America |
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| Crosses |
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| Next to |
Harahan Bridge (1916)
Memphis-Arkansas Bridge (1949) Rock Island Bridge (1916) |
| Coordinates: | 35° 7' 44.00" N 90° 4' 35.00" W |
Technical Information
Dimensions
| main span | 240.94 m | |
| total length | 1 489.56 m |
Materials
| truss |
steel
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Chronology
| 12 May 1892 | Completion. |
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Participants
- George S. Morison (chief engineer)
- Lewis Moss (engineer) (piers)
- Ralph Modjeski (assistant engineer)
- Alfred Nobel (resident engineer)
Construction
Contractor
- Pittsburg Steel Casting Co. (piers)
- Scaife Foundry & Machine Co. (piers)
Steel construction
- A&P Roberts Co.
- Elmira Bridge Works
- Keystone Bridge Company
- Lassig Bridge & Iron Works
- Pennsylvania Steel Co. (western approach)
- Union Bridge & Construction Co.
Subcontractor
Steel supplier
Bearings
Relevant Web Sites
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HAER: Memphis Bridge, Spanning Mississippi River, Memphis, Shelby County, TN
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Historic Bridges of the United States: Frisco Bridge
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The Bridges And Structures Of The Lower Mississippi River: Frisco Railroad Bridge
Relevant Publications
- Great American Bridges and Dams, John Wiley & Sons, New York (USA), ISBN 0471143855, 1984; pp. 186-187
Internal Information
| Structure-ID: | s0001382 |
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| Created: | 25/03/2001 |
| Last Updated: | 01/05/2013 |