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4 suspension bridges were found for search criteria: IEA. All 4 bridges from the search results appear below. Click the Bridgemeister ID number to isolate the bridge on its own page. If you don't see what you were looking for, try an image search with the same criteria: IEA. This will find the bridge if it is pictured on the site, but is not a catenary suspension bridge.
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1853: Tsar Nicholas I
Kiev, Ukraine - Dnieper River
| Bridgemeister ID: | 409 (added before 2003) |
| Year Completed: | 1853 |
| Name: | Tsar Nicholas I |
| Location: | Kiev, Ukraine |
| Crossing: | Dnieper River |
| Principals: | Charles Blacker Vignoles |
| References: | AAJ, HBE, IEA, PTS2 |
| Use: | Vehicular |
| Status: | Destroyed, c. 1920 |
| Main Cables: | Chain (iron, flat link) |
| Suspended Spans: | 6 |
| Main Spans: | 4 x 134.1 meters (440 feet) |
| Side Spans: | 2 x 68.6 meters (225 feet) |
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1876: Point
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA - Monongahela River
| Bridgemeister ID: | 84 (added before 2003) |
| Year Completed: | 1876 |
| Name: | Point |
| Location: | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA |
| Crossing: | Monongahela River |
| Principals: | Edward Hemberle |
| References: | AAJ, BOP, BPL, HBE, IEA, ONF, PBR, PTS2, SA19000106 |
| Use: | Vehicular and Rail (streetcar) |
| Status: | Demolished, 1927 |
| Main Cables: | Eyebar |
| Suspended Spans: | 1 |
| Main Span: | 1 x 243.8 meters (800 feet) |
| Deck width: | 34 feet |
Notes:
- Partial floor collapse requiring extensive repairs, December 24, 1903. Repaired, 1904. Demolished 1927.
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1890: Grand Avenue
St. Louis, Missouri, USA - Mill Creek Valley
| Bridgemeister ID: | 96 (added before 2003) |
| Year Completed: | 1890 |
| Name: | Grand Avenue |
| Also Known As: | Jefferson Avenue |
| Location: | St. Louis, Missouri, USA |
| Crossing: | Mill Creek Valley |
| Principals: | Carl Gayler |
| References: | AAJ, HBE, IEA, ONF, PTS2, SSB |
| Use: | Vehicular, with walkway |
| Status: | Demolished, 1960 |
| Main Cables: | Eyebar |
| Suspended Spans: | 3 |
| Main Span: | 1 x 121.9 meters (400 feet) |
| Side Spans: | 2 x 45.7 meters (150 feet) |
| Deck width: | 60 feet |
| Characteristics: | Braced (trussed) chain/cable |
Notes:
- Braced chain (stiffened-eyebar) design often espoused by Gustav Lindenthal. ONF (an article by Lindenthal) refers to this as the Jefferson Ave. bridge while Fowler's book (IEA) calls it "Grand Avenue". AAJ describes it as "a three-hinged inverted arch with two stiffened chains, one on each side."
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| Bridgemeister ID: | 343 (added before 2003) |
| Year Completed: | 1895 |
| Name: | Mill Creek Park |
| Also Known As: | White, Silver, Old Steel, Cinderella, Fairy Tale |
| Location: | Youngstown vicinity, Ohio, USA |
| At or Near Feature: | Mill Creek Park |
| Coordinates: | 41.07325 N 80.68886 W |
| Maps: | Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap |
| Principals: | Charles Evan Fowler |
| References: | AAJ, HBE, IEA, PTS2 |
| Use: | Vehicular (two-lane) |
| Status: | In use (last checked: 2021) |
| Main Cables: | Eyebar |
| Suspended Spans: | 1 |
| Main Span: | 1 x 27.4 meters (90 feet) |
| Characteristics: | Braced (trussed) chain/cable |
Notes:
- Short stiffened eyebar ("braced chain") of the style that Lindenthal often proposed. A mid-span support was added many years ago.
- Major rehabilitation started, June 2007. Reopened November, 2007.
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