American Bridge Company
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American Bridge Company is a major U.S. engineering and construction firm historically known for building large-scale steel structures such as bridges and skyscrapers.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
bridge construction company
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construction company → engineering company → |
| coreBusiness |
bridge rehabilitation and retrofit
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design-build of complex steel structures → marine construction related to bridges → |
| country |
United States
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| hasExpertise |
cable-stayed bridges
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erection of high-rise structural steel → long-span suspension bridges → movable bridges → |
| hasNotableProject |
Akashi Kaikyō Bridge steel fabrication assistance
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Aloha Stadium → Astoria-Megler Bridge → Brooklyn Bridge rehabilitation work → Chesapeake Bay Bridge → Empire State Building structural steel → George Washington Bridge → Hernando de Soto Bridge → Mackinac Bridge → New River Gorge Bridge → Niagara Falls Rainbow Bridge → Queensboro Bridge rehabilitation work → Rockefeller Center structural steel → San Diego–Coronado Bridge → San Francisco–Oakland Bay Bridge → San Francisco–Oakland Bay Bridge eastern span replacement → Sunshine Skyway Bridge → Tacoma Narrows Bridge (replacement span work) → Tappan Zee Bridge (original) → Triborough Bridge → United Nations Headquarters structural steel → Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge → Walt Whitman Bridge → |
| historicalRole |
key participant in development of American skyscrapers
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major contributor to 20th-century U.S. bridge building → |
| industry |
civil engineering
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construction → |
| knownFor |
construction of large steel truss bridges
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construction of long-span bridges → construction of major bridges in the United States → fabrication and erection of structural steel → |
| materialFocus |
steel fabrication and erection
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structural steel → |
| operatesIn |
North America
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international markets → |
| specializesIn |
large-scale steel structures
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skyscraper steelwork → steel bridge construction → |
Referenced by (2)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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25 de Abril Bridge
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designer |
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Nora Stanton Blatch
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employer |