Instead of pushing straight down, the weight of an arch bridge is carried outward along the curve of the arch to the supports at each end. These supports, called the abutments, carry the load and ...

The arch bridge hovers 300 feet above the water and ... Mofford was joined by 9-year-old Carmelle Malkovich of Claypool, who won the opportunity through a raffle that the Globe-Miami Chamber ...

Smith of Connersville, Indiana a then 40-year-old attorney and ... This three span, through truss bridge with riveted connections, utilizes the original stone arch viaduct of 1858.