Waddell & Harrington
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Waddell & Harrington was an early 20th-century American engineering firm renowned for designing major movable and truss bridges across the United States.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
bridge design firm
ⓘ
engineering firm ⓘ |
| activeInDecade |
1900s
ⓘ
1910s ⓘ 1920s ⓘ |
| basedIn | Kansas City, Missouri NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| clientType |
municipal governments
ⓘ
railroad companies ⓘ state highway departments ⓘ |
| contributedTo | development of standardized bridge specifications ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| designPhilosophy | emphasis on economy and standardization in bridge design ⓘ |
| designTypeUsed |
swing bridge
ⓘ
truss bridge ⓘ vertical-lift bridge ⓘ |
| era | Progressive Era NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| field |
bridge engineering
ⓘ
civil engineering ⓘ |
| hasFounder |
John Alexander Low Waddell
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
John Lyle Harrington NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasKeyPerson |
John Alexander Low Waddell
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
John Lyle Harrington NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPatentHolder |
John Alexander Low Waddell
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
John Lyle Harrington NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | helped popularize vertical-lift bridges in North America ⓘ |
| industry | engineering services ⓘ |
| influencedBy | advances in steel bridge construction ⓘ |
| knownFor | innovative vertical-lift bridge designs ⓘ |
| legacy | many bridges listed on the National Register of Historic Places ⓘ |
| notableFor |
collaboration between engineer and patent-holding bridge designer
ⓘ
design of movable bridges ⓘ design of truss bridges ⓘ standardization of movable bridge designs ⓘ |
| notableWork |
ASB Bridge
NERFINISHED
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Burlington Bridge (Mississippi River) NERFINISHED ⓘ Harahan Bridge NERFINISHED ⓘ Hawthorne Bridge NERFINISHED ⓘ Intercity Bridge (St. Paul, Minnesota) NERFINISHED ⓘ The Broadway Bridge (Portland, Oregon) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operatedIn |
Canada
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| reputation | renowned for durable steel bridge designs ⓘ |
| specialization |
bridge design
ⓘ
movable bridge design ⓘ steel truss bridge design ⓘ |
| timePeriod | early 20th century ⓘ |
| usedMaterial |
reinforced concrete
ⓘ
structural steel ⓘ |
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