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Bridges.
The most notable ones in United States history are:
Arch bridges.
St. Louis Bridge across the Mississippi at St. Louis, Mo.; three arches formed of tubes of cast-steel, and built out from the piers without scaffolding: the centre span, 520 feet; the others.
502 feet each; 2,200 tons of steel and 3,400 tons of iron were used in its construction.
Built by Col. James B. Eads at a cost of $10,000,000. Begun 1867, and completed July 4. 1874.
High Bridge, across the Harlem River, in New York City; built to carry the Croton aqueduct across the river.
It consists of thirteen arches, and is 1,460 feet long.
Washington Bridge, across the Harlem River.
just north of High Bridge; consists of nine arches, three of granite on the east side, four of granite on the west, and two steel arches spanning the river.
This bridge is 2,400 feet long and 80 feet wide; completed in 1888.
Suspension bridges.
Niagara Falls Suspension Bridge, across the gorge, 2 miles below the
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), United States of America . (search)