Melan Bridge
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melan-bridge-271-5816662
title:
Melan Bridge
text:
The Melan Bridge is located in Emma Sater Park on the east side of Rock Rapids, Iowa, United States. The 30-by-16-foot structure is believed to be the third reinforced concrete arch span built in the country. Austrian engineer Josef Melan developed a new system of concrete reinforcement for bridge construction in the early 1890s. A fellow Austrian, Fritz von Emperger, introduced the system in the United States, and obtained a patent for it in 1893. Von Emperger designed this bridge the same year
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
United States historic place
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Melan_Bridge
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date modified:
2022-09-24T17:52:15Z
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