Colossus Bridge (Philadelphia)
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Colossus Bridge (Philadelphia)
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The Colossus Bridge – also known as Fairmount Bridge, Colossus of Fairmount or Upper Ferry Bridge – was a record-setting timber bridge across the Schuylkill River near Philadelphia. It was built in 1812 by Louis Wernwag, and was considered his finest bridge design. It had a clear span of 340 feet (103.6 m) and the longest single-span wooden truss to be erected in the United States as well as the first long span bridge to use iron rods. Caption of the 1823 engraving shown at right: The bridge was
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colossus_Bridge_(Philadelphia)
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2023-12-23T06:18:50Z
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