Colossus Bridge
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The Colossus bridge (also know as Fairmount Bridge, Colossus of Fairmount or Upper Ferry Bridge) was a record setting timber bridge across the Schuylkill River near Philadelphia. It was built in 1812 by Louis Wernwag, and was considered his finest bridge design. It had a clear span of 340 feet (103.6 m) (contemporary US Record) and was the first long span bridge to use iron rods. The bridge was destroyed in 1838 by fire.
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- Ryall, M. J.; G. A. R. Parke, J. E. Harding. The Manual of Bridge Engineering. Thomas Telford, p. 15. ISBN 0727727745. Retrieved on 2008-04-06.
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