6. bridges by harry baker engineer-in-residence program
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6. Bridges 6. Bridges
By Harry Baker
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Covered Bridge
West Montrose• near Guelph, ON• 1881• last covered bridge remaining in Ontario• 2-span
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Quebec Bridge
Ste. Foy, QC
• cantilever bridge – largest cantilever span in the world
• completed 1919
• collapsed 1907 – killed 75 people
• center section collapsed 1916
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Alexandra (Interprovincial) Bridge
Ottawa, ON – Gatineau, QC
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Broadway Bridge
Saskatoon, SK
• 1932
• concrete arch bridge
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High Level Bridge
Edmonton, AB
• 1910 - 1913
• box girder bridge
• two levels (trains, automobiles)
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Hunter Street Bridge
Peterborough, ON
• 1918
• simple arched reinforced concrete bridge
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Kettle Creek Bridge
St. Thomas, ON
• 1929
• concrete piers, deck plate girders
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Lethbridge Viaduct
Lethbridge, AB
• 1906-1909
• highest and longest steel railway bridge in the world
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Lions Gate Bridge
Vancouver, BC
• 1936-1938
• suspension bridge
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Prince Edward Viaduct
Toronto, ON
• 1919
• steel arch bridge
• 2- levels – road and subway
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Reversing Falls Bridge
St. John, NB
• 1921
• cantilever bridge
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Jubilee Bridge
Montreal, QC
• box bridge
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Tacoma Bridge Failure 1940
Tacoma Washington
• suspension bridge
• wind speed 65 mph (105 kph)
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Confederation Bridge
NB to PEI
• reinforced concrete bridge
• longest bridge over ice-infested waters in the world
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Normandy Bridge
Northern France
• 1995
• suspension bridge
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Gateshead Millennium Bridge
Thyne River, England
• 2000-2001
• rotating bridge
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Middleborough Transporter Bridge
Tees River, England
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Pasta Bridges (1)
Pasta Bridges (2)
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Pasta Bridges (3)
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Pasta Bridges (4)
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Pasta Bridges (5)
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