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Ramsay, Henry
381,168 Apr. 17, 1888 King-post truss. Deck truss formed with railroad rails.
Reeves, Samuel – also see Meigs & Reeves
35,582 Jun. 17, 1862 Construction of hollow, four or more segment, iron columns or struts.
Known as the “Phoenix column” after the Phoenix Iron Co.
(Phoenixville, Pa.), which was controlled by the Reeves family.
Reeves, William – see Hammond & Reeves
Reicherts, John
175,165 Mar. 21, 1876 *Arch. Prefabricated with cable-bound radiating staves. Labeled
“bridge.”
Reiling, Arnold
145,685 Dec.16, 1873 Timber King-post truss. Vertical metal rod. Timber diagonal struts.
Remington, John
3,095 May 19, 1843 *Parallel timber girders extended beyond abutment to decrease bending
moment. Labeled “truss bridge.”
Rezner, William – also see Glass, Schneider & Rezner (Ohio Bridge Co., Cleveland, Oh.)
128,509 Jul. 2, 1872 *Heel joint detail for securing tie-back in arched bridges. Labeled
“improvement in arch-bridges.”
Rice, Jesse – see Hunter & Rice
Rider, Nathaniel (Rider Iron Bridge Co., New York, N.Y.)
4,287 Nov. 26, 1845 Iron Pratt truss configuration. Cambered. All web panels have crossbracing.
Rogers, Isaiah
2,347 Nov. 10, 1841 Timber spiral-braced cylindrical tubular bridge with interior trusses
composed of horizontals and overlapping circles. Labeled “truss
bridge.”
15,823 Sep. 30, 1856 *Arch composed of bundled tubular sections. Labeled “truss bridge.”
37,642 Feb. 10, 1863 *Arch composed of bundled tubular sections. Labeled “truss bridge.”
Rogers, Robert
85,332 Dec. 29, 1868 *Detail for plate girder. Composed of plates with inverted U-shaped
cutouts. Bottom chord is reinforced with a rod. Labeled “truss bridge.”
Ross, Andrew
212,748 Feb. 25, 1879 *Counterweighted cables support a drawbridge at third point of span.
Labeled “bridges.”
Ross, Joseph
5,997 Jan. 2, 1849 *Drawbridge with swing section for opening in pile-supported spans.
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