Piscataqua Bridge: Longest-Span Bridge in the United States, 1794–1812
Publication: Practice Periodical on Structural Design and Construction
Volume 19, Issue 3
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Volume 19 • Issue 3 • August 2014
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Received: Jan 19, 2011
Accepted: Dec 13, 2013
Published online: Apr 1, 2014
Published in print: Aug 1, 2014
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