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DOCUMENTS

CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS ON THE SHAW BRIDGE

2020 IABMAS Conference (International Association for Bridge Maintenance and Safety, 2020 Conference), Sapporo, Japan, Original date June 28 - July 2, 2020. Because of the Pandemic the conference was scaled back and held online April 11-15, 2021.

2018 IABMAS Conference (International Association for Bridge Maintenance and Safety, 2018 Conference), Melbourne 9-13 July 2018

2017 6th International Footbridge Conference Berlin 6-8 September, 2017

2017 Society for Industrial Archeology (SIA) 46th Annual Conference, Houston, Texas, May 18 - 21, 2017

SHAW BRIDGE REPORTS

2013-14 Ryan-Biggs Report, Prepared by Ryan-Biggs Associates P.C., May 2013, Revised, June 2014 (3.2MB PDF)

2012-13 Griggs Report, Prepared by Dr. Francis Griggs, Jr., Historic Bridge Consultant, December 13, 2012, Revised December 28, 2013 (7.2MB PDF)

1980 Lichtenstein Report, Prepared by A. G. Lichtenstein, P.E., Consulting Engineers May 1980 (5.4MB PDF)

1980 Shaw Bridge National Register of Historic Places Nomination, February 21, 1980 (470KB PDF)

19th CENTURY WHIPPLE DOCUMENTS

1872 An Elementary and Practical Treatise on Bridge Building – Google (5.5MB PDF)

1871 NYS Canals – Whipple Bridge Specification (and Transcription) (708 KB PDF)

1859 Whipple's Patent Arch Truss Bridge 100 Ft Span (14.2 MB PDF)

1847 A Work on Bridge Building – Google (1.76MB PDF)

1841 Whipple Bowstring Patent (256K PDF)