Developement of bridges

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  • 595

    The Chinese stone bridge built; Zhaozhou Bridge

  • Period: 595 to

    Developement of bridges

  • 1523

    first wooden footbridge led across Lake Zürich

  • Inca civilization used rope bridges, a simple type of suspension bridge.

  • The Iron Bridge, built in Coalbrookdale, England

  • Industrial Revolution brings truss systems of wrought iron.

  • Enters steel, with its higher tensile strength, which replaces the iron and allows for much larger bridges.

  • The first welded road bridge in the world was built.