3 Oldest Bridges Across the United States

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3 Oldest Bridges Across the United States
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AN OVERVIEW

• Doubtlessly, bridges play a critical role in a
  countrys economic development. There are many
  bridges across the world. In fact, some of the
  countries are known for their iconic bridges.
  Well, the United States which is also known as
  one of the most powerful countries across the
  world is facing an infrastructure crisis for the
  past few years.
• In fact, the American Society of Civil Engineers
  (ASCE) found Americas infrastructure defunct.
  This country has earned a cumulative grade of C-
  . Well, things are getting improved in the
  United States and the credit goes to the
  public-private partnership or PPP. This is an
  agreement between a private bridge infrastructure
  company and the government in order to resolve
  the infrastructure crisis of the country.

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Lets dive into some oldest bridges in the United
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Union Bridge (Waterford Bridge)
Skippack Bridge
Kingston Bridge
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Union Bridge (Waterford Bridge)

• This was a wooden bridge constructed in 1804 by
  Theodore Burr. Union Bridge connects the New York
  tows to Lansingburgh.
• After the American revolution, this bridge was
  found buried down. Well, this is then replaced
  with a steel bridge which is known as Waterford
  Bridge.

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Kingston Bridge

• This bridge is located in Somerset County, New
  Jersey. After the Old Stone Arch Bridge, this
  bridge is the second oldest bridges in the United
  States.
• Initially, there was a wooden bridge which
  replaced by Kingston Bridge in 1798.

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Skippack Bridge

• It is an eight-arch stone bridge that was built
  in 1792. Over the years, several renovations were
  done on this bridge.
• Skippack connects eastern and western parts of
  Montgomery County.

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