The Verugas Bridge is a bridge in

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. It has a height of 253 feet and is 574 feet in length.

History

The first bridge - a wrought iron viaduct - was designed by Leffert L. Buck and completed in January 1873.Mahmoud, p. 461 In March 1889, after a heavy flood, the first bridge collapsed and a second bridge - a cantilever design - also designed by Leffert L. Buck was completed in January 1891. The second bridge was destroyed by another flood in January 1934 and a third bridge was completed by

Cleveland Bridge & Engineering Company Cleveland Bridge & Engineering Company was a UK bridge works and structural steel contractor based in Darlington. It built landmarks including the Victoria Falls Bridge in Zimbabwe; the Tees Transporter Bridge; the Forth Road and Humber suspe ...

two years later.Across the Andes
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