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Akashi Straits Bridge
1998
Honshu-Shikoku Bridge Authority
Near Kobe, Japan
Suspension Bridge
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Algeciras Market Hall
1934
Eduardo Torroja
Algeciras, Spain
Thin Shell (Reinforced Concrete)
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Bacardi Rum Factory
1959-1960
Felix Candela
Near Mexico City, Mexico
Thin Shell (Reinforced Concrete)
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Bayonne Bridge
1931
Othmar Ammann
Btw New Jersey and Staten Island
Steel Arch Bridge
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Brooklyn Bridge
1883
John Roebling
Over East River- Manhattan to Brooklyn
Suspension Bridge w/ Cable Stays
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Cement Hall
1939
Robert Maillart
Switzerland
Parabolic Barrel Shell
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Chapel Lomas de Cuernavaca
1958
Felix Candela
Mexico
Hyperbolic Paraboloid
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Chiasso Shed
1924
Robert Maillart
Switzerland
Beam, Reinforced Concrete
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Cosmic Rays Laboratory
1951
Felix Candela
Mexico
Thin Concrete Shell, Hyperbolic Paraboloid
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Craigellachie Bridge
1814
Thomas Telford
Scotland
Cast Iron Arch Bridge
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Eads Bridge
1867-1874
James Eads
St. Louis, Missouri
Steel Arch Bridge
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East Huntington Bridge
1985
Arvid Grant
Ohio River, Huntington W Virginia
Cable stayed bridge, semi-fan arrangement
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Eiffel Tower
1889
Gustave Eiffel
Paris, France
Wrought Iron, Cantilever
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Felsenau Bridge
1975
Christian Menn
Switzerland
Hollow Box Girder, Pre-stressed concrete
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Firth of Forth Bridge
1890
Benjamin Baker
Scotland
Steel Cantilever Truss Bridge
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Ganter Bridge
1976-1980
Christian Menn
Switzerland
Pre-stressed concrete, low cable-stayed bridge
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Garabit Viaduct
1884
Gustave Eiffel
Massif Central, France
Wrought Iron Crescent Arch Bridge
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Gatti Wool Factory
1951-1953
Pier Luigi Nervi
Rome, Italy
Reinforced Concrete, Ribbed flat slab
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George Washington Bridge
1931
Othmar Ammann
NY, NY
Steel Suspension Bridge
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Giesshubel Warehouse
1910
Robert Maillart
Switzerland
Reinforced Concrete, Flat Slab Column System
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Hancock Tower, Chicago
1970
Fazlur Khan
Chicago, Illinois
Steel Apartment Building
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Heimberg Tennis Center
1979
Heinz Isler
Switzerland
Reinforced Concrete Thin Shell
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Iron Bridge
1779
Abraham Darby
England
Cast Iron Circular Arch
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Konahana Bridge
1990
Hitachi-Zosen, Inc.
Japan
Self anchored, steel mono-cable suspension bridge
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Leonard P. Zakim Bridge
2003
Christian Menn
Boston, Massachusetts
Steel and Concrete Cable-Stayed Bridge
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Little Sports Palace
1956-57
Pier Luigi Nervi
Rome, Italy
Reinforced Concrete, Ribbed Dome
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Mangfall Bridge
1959
Ulrich Finsterwalder
Munich, Germany
Prestressed Concrete, Girder Bridge
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Marine Midland Bank
Fazlur Khan
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Menai Straights Bridge
1826
Thomas Telford
Wales, Great Britain
Wrought Iron Chain Suspension Bridge
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Millau Viaduct
Michel Virlogeux
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Normandy Bridge
1995
Michel Virlogeux
Normandy, France
Cable Stayed bridge, multicable (fan)
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Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal Church (Milagrosa)
1955
Felix Candela
Mexico
Hyperbolic Paraboloid
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Salginatobel Bridge
1929-1930
Robert Maillart
Switzerland
Three-hinge hollow box arch
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San Mateo Bridge
Arthur Elliott
1967
California
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Schwandbach Bridge
1933
Robert Maillart
Switzerland
Reinforced Concrete, Deck-Stiffened Arch Bridge
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Sears Tower
1974
Fazlur Khan
Chicago, Illinois
Steel Cantilever-Column (Bundled Tube)
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Sicli Building
1969
Heinz Isler
Geneva, Switzerland
Reinforced Concrete, Thin Shell
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St. Louis Airport Terminal
1954
Anton Tedesko
St. Louis, Missouri
Reinforced Concrete, Thin Shell
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Sunniberg Bridge
1996-1998
Christian Menn
Switzerland
Low cable-stayed bridge, fan cable arrangement
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Sunshine Skyway Bridge
1987
Jean Mueller
Florida
Cable-stayed bridge, semi-fan arrangement
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Tacoma Narrows Bridge
1940
Leon Moissieff
Washington State
Steel Suspension Bridge
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Tatara Bridge
1999
Honshu-Shikoku Bridge Authority
Japan
Steel Cable-Stayed Bridge
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Tavanasa Bridge
1906
Robert Maillart
Switzerland
Reinforced concrete three-hinged hollow box arch bridge
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The Kingdome
1975
Jack Christiansen
Seattle, Washington
Reinforced Concrete Thin Shell
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US Naval Academy Bridge
1994
Thomas Jenkins
Annapolis, Maryland
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Valtschielbach Bridge
1925
Robert Maillart
Switzerland
Reinforced Concrete, Deck-stiffened arch
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Verrazano Narrows Bridge
1960-1964
Othmar Ammann
Btw Staten Island and Brooklyn
Steel Suspension Bridge
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Vessy Bridge
1935
Robert Maillart
Three-hinged hollow box arch
Vessy, Switzerland
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Xochimilco Restaurant
1958
Felix Candela
Mexico
Reinforced Concrete, Thin Shell
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Zarzuela Hippodrome
1935
Eduardo Torroja
Madrid, Spain
Reinforced Concrete, Cantilever, Thin Shell
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