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Chain of Rocks Bridge
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steel, reinforced concrete
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LOCATION |
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Madison |
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West Chain of Rocks Rd. [Mississippi River]
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TYPOLOGY |
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ARCHITECTURE | Transport buildings and structures
Bridges and walkways
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TOWN PLANNING AND URBAN DESIGN | Transport and road system infrastructures
Bridges, viaducts, causeway
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CHRONOLOGY |
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Project |
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1925 - 1927
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Realisation |
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1927 - 1929 |
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AWARDS |
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| 2006 |
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| U.S. National Register of Historic Places |
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THE BUILDING IN CINEMA |
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| Kurt Russell, Lee Van Cleef, Ernest Borgnine, Donald Pleasence, Isasc Hayes, Adrienne Barbeau, Harry Dean Stanton |
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CLIENT |
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| Chain-of-Rocks and Kingshighway Bridge Company |
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DIMENSIONAL
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structure m. 1,631.60 (ft. 5,353)
main span m. 213.40 (ft. 700)
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| rigid-connected trusses 5
main spans 10
approach spans 6
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STRUCTURES |
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STAFF |
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| Baxter L. Brown and Edward B. Fay of St. Louis, Missouri |
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| Union Bridge and Construction Company [New York] |
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| trusses: American Bridge Company [New York] |
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ANNOTATIONS |
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After its inauguration the highway Route 66 was rerouted over the bridge.
The Chain on Rocks Bridge was closed in 1970 and, after a period of neglect, it was reopened in 1999. It is now part of the Route 66 Bikeway.
It is now part of the Route 66 Bikeway. |
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