LINKS

 

 

 
bullet Society of Industrial Archeology
bulletHistoric American Buildings Record
bulletHistoric American Engineering Record
bulletCleveland State University Digital Library (Civil Engineering - Bridges)
bulletKing Bridge Company Accessories Catalogue at Cleveland State
bulletKing Bridge Company Homepage at Cleveland State University
bulletThe Bridges of Metropolitan Cleveland, Past and Present (Sara Ruth Watson & John R. Wolfs) at Cleveland State University
bulletNathan Holth's wonderful website on Michigan bridges:  http://www.pcnate.com/bridges/bridges.htm
bulletExample of King Bowstring Bridge, (courtesy of the Jefferson County Historical, Oskaloosa, Kansas)
bulletThe Flats in Cleveland, Ohio, King Bridges, (courtesy of the Flats Oxbow Association)
bulletSecond Street Bridge, Allegan, Michigan (1886) (Michigan DOT)
bullethistory of the bridges between Houghton and Hancock, Michigan By Kevin E. Musser
bulletYellow Bank Church Campground Bridge, Minnesota
bulletOtoe County, Nebraska (1876, 1878, 1889) (Federal Highway Admin.)
bulletThe Century House Historical Society - King Bridges in New York State
bulletGrand Street Bridge, Brooklyn, New York, (courtesy of the New York City DOT)
bulletThe Lower Colorado River Authority (Texas)
bullet2000 Bridge Calendar
bullet1885 King "Piano" Bridge in Fayette County, Texas
bulletDenton County, Texas, Historical Commission
bulletHistoric Bridge Foundation, Buda, Texas
bulletFaust Street Bridge, Comal County, Texas
bulletMaquon Foot Bridges in Knox County, IllinoisClick the picture below for an image of the Maquon Footbridge.

  FB1912.jpg (25959 bytes) (Picture courtesy of The Knox County Historical Sites, Inc)

bulletHistoric Birdges of Virginia (Virginian Transportation Resources Council)
bullet1885 Pratt Truss King Bridge in Town of Marion, Smyth County, Virginia
bulletThe Long Island Railroad, Manhasett (Courtesy of the Manhasset Chamber of Commerce)
bulletBergen County Historical Society (New Jersey).  Click on "Map & Directions" to the King Bridge.  An excerpt from the Website: "The present Pratt-type Low Truss Swing Bridge, installed by the King Iron Bridge Co. of Cleveland using channel iron made by the Phoenix Iron Co. of Philadelphia, opened February 2, 1889."
bulletThe Woodstock Land Convervancy
bulletDouglas Coulter's King Iron Bridge Webpage (and other Iron Bridges)
bulletThe Prints & Photographs Reading Room at the Library of Congress (Search the "Prints and Photographs Online Catalog" for "King Bridge Company" for some wonderful Black & White photographs of King Bridges.
bulletBruce S. Cridlebaugh's Bridges and Tunnels of Allegheny County (see example of 1893 King iron cantilever through truss)
bulletDaniel Alward's VenangOil.com website of bridges in Venango County, Pennsylvania.
bulletPreservation efforts by the Clearwater Conservancy in Rapid City, Michigan to save an old pony Pratt Truss King Bridge.
bulletHistoric Bridges of Nebraska - Courtesy of the Department of Transportation - Federal Highway Administration
bulletBridges in Otoe County
bulletBridges in Antelope County
bulletBridges in Butler County
bulletBridges in Gage County
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The Lorain & West Virginia Railway ("L&WV"), Lorain County, Ohio

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"Ohio Memory Online" with wonderful early pictures of the construction of the Stow Street Bridge over the Cuyahoga River in Kent, Ohio.  Type in "Stow Street Bridge" in the search box.  (Thanks to David Simmons for the link)

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Rochester Young Professionals website for saving the Hojack Bridge. http://www.rochesteryoungprofessionals.org/savehojack/

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The Historic Bridge Foundation in Austin, Texas : http://www.historicbridgefoundation.com/