Even now, it is the highest suspension bridge in the nation and one of the highest in the world. Listeners asked about the construction and history of the bridge as part of Colorado Wonders.
The Artstor website will be retired on Aug 1st. The Pennsylvania Magazine of History and... The Pennsylvania Magazine of History and Biography Vol. 30, No. 2, 1906 A Brief History of the Monongahela ...
It took two years to completely repair. Since that time the bridge has been watched over and repaired, an engineering gem that is part of local history.
Hence in the year one thousand three hundred less three time one the Scots vanquished the English, whom they put into mourning for death, as the bridge bears witness, where the great battle is ...
This three span, through truss bridge with riveted connections, utilizes the original stone arch viaduct of 1858. It is interesting to note, so pressing was the need for a permanent replacement ...
Many men in history are brought high by their ambitions ... He died of a massive stroke a month later at age 57. Ken Bridges is a writer, historian and native Texan. He holds a doctorate ...