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Types of Bridges
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Stone Arch Bridges
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Concrete Arch Bridges
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Steel Deck Arch Bridges
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Steel Through Arch Bridges
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Building Arch Bridges
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Steel Girder Bridges
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Building Steel Girder Bridges
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Concrete Girder Bridges
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Building Concrete Girder Bridges
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Simple Steel Truss Bridges
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Cantilever Truss Bridges
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Moveable Steel Truss Bridges
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Building Truss Bridges on a PC Computer (later today)
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Cable Stayed Bridges
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Suspension Bridges
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The Brooklyn Bridge
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Bridge Dimensions and Historic Data
- Main Span Length = 1,595.5 feet - Total Bridge Length = 5,989 feet - Tower Heights = 277 feet - Bridge Width = 85 feet - Number of Cables = 4 - Cable Diameters = 15.5 inches - Number of Wires per Cable = 21,432 wires - Construction Period = 1869 to 1883 - Total Cost = $15.2 million
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John A. Roebling
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John A. Roebling - German Born and Educated Engineer
- Moved to Pennsylvania to Become a Farmer - Failed as a Farmer and Began Wire Rope Factory - Returned to Bridge Engineering - Designed and Built Several Suspension Bridges: - Delaware Aqueduct Bridge - Niagara Falls Bridge - Cincinnati Bridge - Became Chief Engineer for the Brooklyn Bridge - Died Following an Accident Near the Bridge Site
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Colonel Washington Roebling
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Colonel Washington Roebling
- Born in the United States and Educated at RPI - Fought as a Union Engineer in the Civil War - Left the Union Army to Supervise the Final Construction of the Cincinnati Bridge - Became the Chief Engineer of the Brooklyn Bridge following His Father’s Death - Moved Roebling Wire Rope Factory to Trenton - Severely Injured by the Bends Following a Major Fire in the Manhattan Tower Caisson - Was Bedridden for the Remainder of the Project
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Emily Warren Roebling
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Emily Warren Roebling - Wife of Colonel Washington Roebling
- Born in the USA, but not Educated as an Engineer - Gradually became the Chief Engineer of the Brooklyn Bridge after Her Husband’s Injury - Honored for Her Work on the Brooklyn Bridge by Plaques on Each Tower of the Bridge - First Woman to Deliver a Formal Speech to the American Society of Civil Engineers - Regarded by Most People as the First Woman Bridge Engineer in the United States
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Building Suspension Bridges
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