tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7577633936396294153.post1691215255179567587..comments2024-03-28T06:13:59.923-05:00Comments on Industrial History: 1936 Triborough (2008: Robert F. Kennedy) Hell Gate Suspension BridgeDennis DeBrulerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13992361354510209661noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7577633936396294153.post-46753677647207790142022-03-22T14:06:47.612-05:002022-03-22T14:06:47.612-05:00Thanks for the information. I have updated the tex...Thanks for the information. I have updated the text to include both comments.Dennis DeBrulerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13992361354510209661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7577633936396294153.post-44419246087537246792022-03-22T06:50:03.104-05:002022-03-22T06:50:03.104-05:00Also, MOMA is Museum of Modern Art in NYC. That p...Also, MOMA is Museum of Modern Art in NYC. That photo was on the cover of a book/exhibit catalog called "The Architecture of Bridges", published in the late 1940's.PRJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08853329331831787631noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7577633936396294153.post-31520564037933745002022-03-22T06:47:42.654-05:002022-03-22T06:47:42.654-05:00The bridge was originally designed for two decks a...The bridge was originally designed for two decks and four main cables, similar to the Manhattan Bridge. It was begun by the city on the eve of the Depression, and then taken over by the newly-formed Triborough Bridge Authority for completion after a re-design. If you look at the tower foundations, you can see where the middle pair of legs was to go. Torched-off eyebars also still exist inside the anchorages. This double-deck plan also likely influenced the retention of the truss design.<br />PRJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08853329331831787631noreply@blogger.com