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Jacob's Creek Bridge

Completed in: 1801
Status: demolished (1833)
Location: Between Uniontown, Fayette County, Pennsylvania, USA and Greensburg, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, USA
Crosses: Jacob's Creek
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Structural Type:
Chain suspension bridge
Function / usage:
Road bridge

Persons involved with this structure

Legend: Phase of works
RoleNamePart of structure 
Builder James Finley

Technical information

DescriptionValue

Construction materials used

chains  iron

Dimensions

  main span 21 m
deck   deck width 3.97 m

Cost

  cost of construction US$ 600

Chronology

1833
Replaced by a timber bridge.

Relevant Literature

* Hoff, Robert   Meisterwerke der Ingenieurbaukunst, Bundesanzeiger Verlag, Cologne (Germany) , ISBN 3887848861, 1998; pp. 199.
* Jakkula, A. A.   A History of Suspension Bridges in Biographical Form, in "Bulletin des Laboratoires des Ponts et Chaussées", 1 July 1941 v. 12 .
* Kranakis, Eda   Constructing A Bridge, The MIT Press, Cambridge (USA) , ISBN 0262112175, 1997; pp. 62.
* Marrey, Bernard   Les ponts modernes - 18e et 19e siècles (1st edition), Picard Editeur, Paris (France) , ISBN 2708404016, 1990; pp. 118-119.

 
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