Schuylkill River Suspension Bridge
General Information
| Structural Type: |
Chain suspension bridge
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| Function / usage: |
Road bridge
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| Completed in: | 1810 |
| Status: | demolished (1830) |
Geographic Information & Related Structures
| Location: |
Reading, Berks County, Pennsylvania, USA, North America |
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| Crossed |
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Technical Information
Dimensions
| span lengths | 2 x 45.7 m |
Materials
| chains |
iron
|
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| deck flooring |
wood
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Chronology
| 1830 | Replaced by a wooden covered bridge. |
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Participants
Relevant Web Sites
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Relevant Publications
- Constructing A Bridge, The MIT Press, Cambridge (USA), ISBN 0262112175, 1997; pp. 63
Internal Information
| Structure-ID: | s0008059 |
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| Created: | 09/02/2003 |
| Last Updated: | 27/02/2013 |