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This highly ornate suspension footbridge is one of only two known surviving suspension footbridges in the country built by the famous Berlin Iron Bridge Company. The other is in New York State. Of the two, this one is more ornate, with finials and cresting on the towers.
The bridge is locally known as the "Swing Bridge" which is assumed to be a corruption of the term "swinging bridge" which was used to describe suspension bridges (usually but not always for pedestrian use only) that completely lacked (or had very minimal) stiffening trusses/girders and thus tended to sway (or "swing") under the load of traffic. However, calling this bridge a "Swing Bridge" is a little confusing to bridge experts as this term is also used to describe a type of movable bridge. Oddly, as suspension footbridges go, this bridge actually has some decent stiffening truss on it, so it will not swing as much as other swinging bridges.
Above: Historical postcard.
Above: Historical postcard.
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