Original Bridge
The original bridge at this site was constructed in 1903. It was the first inland cantilever highway bridge in the United States and also site of the first strike, in 1902, by the United Steel Workers union.
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Zalma, Missouri - History
... rippling effect as it rushes over what is left of the original rock base of the dam, an ideal spot for fishing and swimming ... mill about 1898, approximately three blocks from the original mill site ... crossed Castor River at Bollinger’s Mill just a few yards upstream from the present Highway 51 Bridge and ended rather abruptly at a log dump on the north bank of the ...
... rippling effect as it rushes over what is left of the original rock base of the dam, an ideal spot for fishing and swimming ... mill about 1898, approximately three blocks from the original mill site ... crossed Castor River at Bollinger’s Mill just a few yards upstream from the present Highway 51 Bridge and ended rather abruptly at a log dump on the north bank of the ...
Ryde Bridge - History
... The original Ryde Bridge was opened on 7 December 1935 by the Premier of New South Wales, Bertram Stevens, accompanied by the Mayor of Ryde ... The original bridge is a lift bridge, which was required to allow shipping to pass to the State Timber Yard then located on the southern bank of the Parramatta river, just west of the bridge ... The bridge was paid for by the Ryde Council (with the assistance of a grant from the New South Wales Government) ...
... The original Ryde Bridge was opened on 7 December 1935 by the Premier of New South Wales, Bertram Stevens, accompanied by the Mayor of Ryde ... The original bridge is a lift bridge, which was required to allow shipping to pass to the State Timber Yard then located on the southern bank of the Parramatta river, just west of the bridge ... The bridge was paid for by the Ryde Council (with the assistance of a grant from the New South Wales Government) ...
Corporation Bridge - Original Bridge
... The bridge was originally a swing bridge opened in 1873 ... a winch stripped a number of cogs from the bridge's machinery, it was opened by a tugboat ... An Act of Parliament required that the bridge was opened at least once a year and on request of shipping ...
... The bridge was originally a swing bridge opened in 1873 ... a winch stripped a number of cogs from the bridge's machinery, it was opened by a tugboat ... An Act of Parliament required that the bridge was opened at least once a year and on request of shipping ...
Árpád Bridge - Construction and Expansion - The Original Bridge
... It was planned to be named "Árpád Bridge" after Grand Prince Árpád, the second Grand Prince of the Magyars ... Due to World War II, the bridge was finished only after the war in 1950 ... Because of the communist regime then ruling Hungary, the bridge was opened as Stalin Bridge (Hungarian Sztálin híd) ...
... It was planned to be named "Árpád Bridge" after Grand Prince Árpád, the second Grand Prince of the Magyars ... Due to World War II, the bridge was finished only after the war in 1950 ... Because of the communist regime then ruling Hungary, the bridge was opened as Stalin Bridge (Hungarian Sztálin híd) ...
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