American Bridge Company Facility

1935/1980

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American Bridge Company Facility
  • Title
  • American Bridge Company Facility
  • Identifier
  • MSP285.B030.F27.I01
  • Source Identifier
  • MSP285.B030.F27.I01
  • Description
  • American Bridge Company was created in April 1900, through the JP Morgan led consolidation of 28 of the largest steel fabricators and constructors in the United States. The company’s roots extend to the late 1860s, when one of the consolidated firms, Keystone Bridge Works, constructed the first steel bridge over the Mississippi River, the Eads Bridge in Saint Louis. In 1901 the company became a subsidiary of the United States Steel Corporation until 1987. During World War II, American Bridge built structural components for 43 aircraft carriers and 81 cargo ships. After the war it returned to building bridges. Some notable bridges built by the American Bridge Company are the San Francisco Bay Bridge (1936), 25th of April Bridge in Lisbon, Portugal (1966), and the Sunshine Skywalk Bridge in Florida (1986). American Bridge Company has also participated in the construction of many famous buildings including the Sears Tower, the Empire State Building, and the Chrysler Building. The facility pictured here was located in Ambridge, Pennsylvania. American Bridge Company is currently privately owned.
  • Genre
  • photographs
  • Subject
  • American Bridge Company (Ambridge, Pa.)
    Barges--Pennsylvania--Ambridge.
    Aerial views--Pennsylvania--Ambridge.
    Ohio River.
  • Source
  • Allegheny Conference on Community Development Photographs, 1892-1981, MSP 285, Library and Archives Division, Senator John Heinz History Center
  • Contributor
  • Detre Library & Archives, Heinz History Center
  • Collection
  • Allegheny Conference on Community Development Photographs
  • Rights Information
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