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Aerial Lift Bridge

Aerial Bridge
Completed in: 1905
Status: in use
Location: Duluth, Saint Louis County, Minnesota, USA
Aerial Lift Bridge
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Structural Type:
Truss bridge
current configuration: Vertical lift bridge
Function / usage:
original use: Transporter bridge

Persons involved with this structure
Legend: Phase of works
RoleNamePart of structure 
Designer C. A. P. Turner

Technical information
DescriptionValue
Construction materials used
piers  steel
truss  steel
Dimensions
  main span 120 m

Chronology
1929
The bridge is completely re-designed into a vertical lift bridge

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External LinkDie Welt der Schwebefähren: Duluth German

Relevant Literature
* Fernández Troyano, Leonardo   Tierra sobre el agua, Colegio de Ingenieros de Caminos, Canales y Puertos, Madrid (Spain) , ISBN 8438001483, 1999; pp. 754.
* Jackson, Donald C.   Great American Bridges and Dams, John Wiley & Sons, New York (USA) , ISBN 0471143855, 1984; pp. 213-214.
* Prade, Marcel   Les grands ponts du monde: Hors d'Europe, Brissaud, Poitiers (France) , ISBN 2902170688, 1990; pp. 136-137.

 
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