Aerial Bridge: Proposed Suspended Car Transfer Over Ship Canal at Duluth, Minnesota

Contributing Organization:: University of Minnesota Duluth, Kathryn A. Martin Library, Northeast Minnesota Historical Collections
Title:: Aerial Bridge: Proposed Suspended Car Transfer Over Ship Canal at Duluth, Minnesota
Creator:: Turner, C.A.P. (Claude)
Description:: This is a general elevation drawing, plus end view of both towers. The suspended car transfer is in the center of the bridge drawing over the canal. Dimensions are included for the distance from the water to the bottom of the bridge span (135 feet) and the footings. The drawing shows small stone and gravel fill near and around the concrete footings at the base of each tower. The finials are shown in detail. Lake Avenue is shown from one tower to the other. Drawing H-5421A, U.S. Patent February 1903.
Date Created:: 1903-02-06
Dimensions:: 58.4 x 104.1
Minnesota Digital Library Topic:: Transportation
Type:: Still Image
Physical Format:: Design drawings
Library of Congress Subject Headings:: Movable Bridges
Bridges Minnesota
Keywords:: Aerial Bridge
Bridge Towers
Lake Avenue
Elevation Drawing
Turner, Claude
Ship Canal
Drawing
Aerial Ferry Bridge
Footings
Fill
City or Township:: Duluth
County:: St. Louis
State or Province:: Minnesota
Country:: United States
GeoNames URI:: http://sws.geonames.org/7133244/
Local Identifier:: 2207.6 S3175 A54 B2 Sh38
MDL Identifier:: umn81218
Fiscal Sponsor:: Grant provided to the Minnesota Digital Library Coalition through the Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) and the State Library Services and School Technology unit of the Minnesota Department of Education
Collection Name:: The Northeast Minnesota Historical Collections, housed in the Kathryn A. Martin Library, are on permanent loan from the St. Louis County Historical Society.
Rights:: Copyright Undetermined
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Expected Public Domain Entry Year:: 2024

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Aerial Bridge: Proposed Suspended Car Transfer Over Ship Canal at Duluth, Minnesota

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