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Chapter 3—Historic Context for Common Historic Bridge Types
which include curved girder or truss top chord, bottom chord, suspenders, ties and piers,
hinges and hinges, and abutments (buttresses). Most possess historic as well as
engineering significance, as through their construction they solved transportation
problems encountered at major river crossings. Many also have important scenic
qualities.
Examples of Steel Hinged Arch
1. Washington (Heights) Bridge (1889), Bronx County, NY. NRHP listed
1983. HAER NY-130.
2. Navajo Steel Arch Bridge (1929), Coconino County, AZ. NRHP listed
1981 in Vehicular Bridges in Arizona MPS. HAER AZ-28.
3. Bayonne Bridge (1931), over the Kill van Kull linking Bayonne, New
Jersey and Port Richmond area of Staten Island, NY. HAER NJ-66.
4. Yaquina Bay Bridge (1936), Lincoln County, OR. HAER OR-44.
5. Sturgeon River Bridge (1947), Missaukee County, MI. NRHP listed 1999
in Highway Bridges of Michigan MPS.
6. Gordon Park Bridge (1952), Cleveland, OH. Determined NRHP eligible
in The Third Ohio Historic Bridge Inventory, Evaluation and Management
Plan for Bridges Built 1951 – 1960 and the Development of Ohio’s
Interstate Highway System.
7. Washington Crossing Bridge (1924), spanning Allegheny River at Fortieth
Street, Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, PA. HAER PA-447.
Figure 3-60 contains an elevation drawing of two types of hinged arches. Figures
3-61 and 3-62 present two examples of monumental steel hinged arches.
Figure 3-60. Elevation drawing of one-hinged and two-hinged arches.
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