Long Beach Bridge Construction Photographs

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Title

Long Beach Bridge Construction Photographs

Subject

Patterson, Archibald Holly.
Greiner, J.E.
Long Beach Bridge.
Merritt Chapman & Scott Corporation.
Long Beach (N.Y.)--History.
Bridges--Design and construction.
Bridges--New York (State)--Long Beach--History.
Long Beach (N.Y.).
Photographs.

Description

The collection, which spans the years 1953-1956, contains over three hundred 8” x 10” black and white photographs of the construction of the Long Beach Bridge.

Creator

Kathleen Darby
M. O’Connor

Publisher

Hofstra University Special Collections/Long Island Studies Institute

Date

1953-1956

Contributor

Michael Curtis

Rights

Responsibility for any use rests exclusively with the user.

Collection Items

A photograph showing the length of the Long Beach Bridge while it was under construction, looking at it toward the east.

A photograph of the south bascule leaf (drawbridge plate) of the Long Beach Bridge while under construction.

A photograph of the south approach to the Long Beach Bridge while under construction.

A photograph of the Long Beach Bridge's Operators House under construction with three construction workers visible on the house's second floor.

A photograph showing the view south from the operators house of the Long Beach Bridge during its construction.

A photograph of the columns being erected near pier #8 west of the Long Beach Bridge during its construction.

A photograph depicting a group of construction workers along with construction equipment atop the bascule spans of Long Beach Bridge during its…

A photograph showing Long Beach Bridge's bascule span during construction.

A photograph showing the north approach to the bridge with vehicles and an construction equipment on it during the erection of Long Beach Bridge.

A photograph showing steel girders in place on pier #6 during the construction of the Long Beach Bridge.

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