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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. 3-74
Chapter 3—Historic Context for Common Historic Bridge Types Figure 3-61. Washington (Heights) Bridge (1889), Bronx County, New York. This bridge is an example of a two-hinged steel arch. 3-61a. View towards Manhattan. 3-61b. Detail of approach and span on Manhattan side. 3-75
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