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whilst the other was demolished and rebuilt. Three lanes would be in use at any given time, and their directions would be reversible; in the mornings, there would be two westbound lanes and one eastbound lane, and the afternoons/evenings would see two eastbound lanes and one westbound lane.
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collapsed due to defects in its pin and hanger system. The Bryant
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in the heart of Roslyn that had resulted from the increasing number of automobiles on the roads. The bridge's substructure was engineered by Senior & Palmer, while its superstructure was engineered by the
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826:. January 15, 1948. p. 2 – via
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805:. January 4, 1950. p. 4 – via
725:Russell, Ellen; Russell, Sargent (2009).
653:"Roslyn viaduct construction nearly done"
344:The Bryant Viaduct in 2015, looking west.
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1062:Schwartz, Mitchell M. (2024).
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457:William Cullen Bryant
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147:William Cullen Bryant
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850:. November 8, 1955.
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