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Introduction of American Bridge Technology into New South Wales, Australia (1995)

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Structural engineering Bridges Diffusion of innovation; diffusion of knowledge; diffusion of technology Development of technology; change in technology Bridges, Truss Industrial archaeology Plate girder bridges Railroads 20th century 19th century United States Australia

During the latter part of the 19th century, despite a growing recognition in Australia of the superiority of American trusses for long-span bridges, there was a long delay in their adoption. Only a few were built in the period 1870 to 1890, but in 1892 an abrupt changeover occurred in New South Wales. Soon American trusses became the standard structure for spans in excess of 100 feet for both road and rail bridges. This paper takes a holistic look at the technical and nontechnical factors that led to the change to American bridge technology in New South Wales, Australia, a society strongly rooted in its British origins.

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Authors & Contributors
Darnell, Victor C.
Eric DeLony
Kemp, Emory L.
Ruminski, Clayton J.
Frances C. Robb
Richard K. Anderson
Journals
IA. The Journal of the Society for Industrial Archeology
Publishers
Railway & Locomotive Historical Society
Indiana University Press
Concepts
Industrial archaeology
Bridges
Railroads
Bridges, Truss
Civil engineering
Bridges--Design and construction
People
Clarence Richard Young
Haupt, Herman (1817-1905)
Johann Wilhelm Schwedler
Richard B. Osborne
Time Periods
19th century
20th century
Places
United States
New Hampshire (U.S.)
Berkshire mountains
Minneapolis, MN
Youngstown, OH
Mount Washington, New Hampshire
Institutions
U.S. Dept. of the Interior, National Park Service, Historic American Buildings Survey/Historic American Engineering Record
Berlin Iron Bridge Compoany
Pennsylvania Railroad
Berlin Iron Bridge Company
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