Instead of pushing straight down, the weight of an arch bridge is carried outward along the curve of the arch to the supports at each end. These supports, called the abutments, carry the load and ...
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Philly’s quirky 128-year-old Skew Arch Bridge gets a $100,000 rehabThe Skew Arch Bridge, built in 1896 with an idiosyncratic ... and we just need to begin the work of restoring those components to make sure that it gives us another 100 years.” ...
Instead of pushing straight down, the weight of an arch bridge is carried outward along the curve of the arch to the supports at each end. These supports, called the abutments, carry the load and ...
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