Clark Bridge - Sterling Silver
$45.00
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Clark Bridge - Sterling Silver
$45.00
Custom Designed, Sterling Silver Charm of the Clark Bridge in Alton, IL
Each charm comes with a jumpring attached, so you can wear it on a chain as a pendant, or attach it to your favorite charm bracelet.
Size: approximately 1 1/4" x 3/8"
The bridge is sometimes referred to as the Super Bridge, and its construction process was documented in the 1997 NOVA episode Super Bridge, which highlighted the challenges of building the bridge, especially during the Great Flood of 1993. Designed by Hanson Engineers under contract to Illinois Department of Transportation (DOT), the Clark Bridge was the first in the United States in which "such a light steel-framed cable-stayed design was combined with a cable saddle type of pylon". The bridge used 8,100 short tons of structural steel; 44,100 cubic yards of concrete; and more than 160 miles of cable wrapped with 4 acres of yellow plastic piping.
