Quebec Bridge (1st bridge); Phoenix Co.'s bridge taken August 20, 1907 showing condition of the structure just previous to its failure

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Notes:

The bridge exceeded the weight limit for the lower chords, which were also faulty in their design, and it collapsed in mid-construction on August 29th, 1907.; Engineers: Theodore Cooper, Edward Hoare, John Sterling Deans, and Peter Szlapka; For more information see: William D. Middleton, The Bridge at Quebec (Bloomington: Indiana Univ. Press, 2001)

Data Provider:

University of Michigan. Libraries

Collection:

Art, Architecture and Engineering Library, Lantern Slide Collection

Place:

Canada

Subject Topic:

Transportation Facilities; Bridges; Aqueducts

Language:

UND

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http://quod.lib.umich.edu/t/text/accesspolicy.html

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http://name.umdl.umich.edu/IC-UMMU2IC-X-LS017601%5DLS017601