The Last Bridge

The Collapse of the Tacoma Narrows Bridge The Tacoma Narrows Bridge is perhaps the most notorious failure in the world of engineering. It collapsed on November 7, 1940 just months after its opening on July 1, 1940. It was designed by Leon Moisseiff and at its time it was the third largest suspension bridge in the world with a center span of over half a mile long. The bridge was very narrow and sleek giving it a look of grace, but this design made it very flexible in the wind. Nicknamed the

to one setting. “An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge” has a different plot development and setting changes than most stories because it has two expositions and rising actions, no falling action, and jumps from setting to setting. “An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge” has a different plot development than most stories because it has two expositions and rising actions. The story starts with a man on a bridge waiting to hang. “A man stood upon a railroad bridge in northern Alabama, looking down into the

you to know how much money the United States paid per acre? Well although Alaska has a very short history compared to the rest of the contiguous United States, it has a very interesting history. The reason for that is because it was one of the very last states brought into the Union and recognized as “one of their own”. As most of people know, Alaska can be a really cold and brutal place to live. Depending on where you live in Alaska, the climate can differentiate from about 8°F - 58°F. All around

used throughout – The Truss Bridge (make trusses) Trusses are triangular shaped support beams that attach point-side down to the roadbed of the bridge on either side. This structure distributes the force of the weights to the bridge. These bridges are a lot like beam bridges, but stronger and it is perfect for heavy loads and small distances. In addition, triangular trusses will work, but will drastically decrease the weight or load your bridge can hold. (To make your bridge even stronger, attach short

Pittsburgh the “Steel City”, “City of Bridges”, and the “City of Champions” was once considered to be disturbingly polluted. It is now more environmentally friendly. Green buildings, less water pollution, and all the other things that make Pittsburgh better. The thesis statement goes here. Pittsburgh geography created a strange city layout. George Woods and Thomas Vickroy created the layout of the Golden Triangle 1784. The design was called the Woods-Vickroy double-grid plan. The Great of 1854 destroyed

“An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge” by Ambrose Bierce has the audience feeling multiple emotions such as shocked and on the edge of their seat from start to finish. Peyton Farquhar is a plantation owner is his mid-thirties. Farquhar was up for execution by hanging from an Alabama railroad bridge the Civil War because a Federal scout betrayed him. Bierce could mislead the readers thinking that Peyton Farquhar, was escaping from being hung when in fact it was just is imagination. Bierce engages a

Ludendorff Bridge in Germany: Battle of Remagen during WWII The Ludendorff bridge, the bridge that connects Remagen and the small village of Erpel was constructed during World War I in 1916 and was later finished around 1918-1919. During the end of World War II, specifically during the Allied Invasion of Germany, the bridge was found still standing. In shock, the Allies tried to capture the bridge. The German troops, which was in the other side of the bridge try their best not prevent the U.S Army

Wilder’s The Bridge of San Luis Rey five people die when the bridge collapses. Wilder’s novel indirectly explores the question of fate versus a higher power through the lives of those that died on the bridge. I believe that each person who died on the bridge that day had made a series of decisions that lead them to that moment. After reading The Bridge of San Luis Rey, I believe that our fate is random and that every decision we make can have the power to change our destiny. When the Bridge of San Luis

The Golden Gate Bridge was a modern marvel at the time that it was built. Nobody had seen such a long suspension bridge built with such little money and in such a short amount of time. Everybody was stunned by it. A suspension bridge is a bridge that has large cables that are used to support the bridge and has towers that are used to help anchor the cables. The suspension bridges that we know today are not like the ones that they once were. The suspension bridge used to be much more simple. They

New York City. A solution to this problem would be the building of the Brooklyn Bridge. With the backing of political boss, William Tweed the construction of the bridge would soon be underway. After 14 years of construction and much controversy the Brooklyn Bridge officially opened May 24th 1883. Controversy and Corruption Political Boss William M. Tweed got the ball rolling with the building of the Brooklyn Bridge. He was a part of the Tammany Hall political machine. According to an article