Archives: Bridges and structures

Ponce de Leon Lighthouse

This lighthouse is located along the east coast, north of Daytona Beach. Phoenix Iron Company provided structural support for the 194 step circular stairway inside.

Photograph by Ellen Henry, Ponce de Leon Preservation Association.

Cape Canaveral Lighthouse

It is located off the coast, not far from the Cape Canaveral Space Center. In fact space launches are still visible from the lighthouse. The steps and the interior structural support system were manufactured by the Phoenix Iron Company.

Photography – Courtesy of Wikipedia

American Shoal Lighthouse

Built by the Phoenix Iron Company, this unique, wrought iron, octagonal pyramidal skeletal tower encloses a staircase and an octagonal dwelling in the middle. It has a screwpile foundation and is located off the coast of southern Florida, near Sugarloaf Key. It is only accessible by boat.

Photograph courtesy of the U.S. Coast Guard

Tyler McConnel Bridge

This early continuous-design, variable depth steel girder beam bridge crosses the Brandywine Creek. Although the bridge was designed by others, its steel girders were fabricated by the Phoenix Bridge Company.

Photograph courtesy of Wikipedia

St. George’s Bridge

Part of the Dupont Highway, this bridge crosses over the Chesapeake and Delaware Canal in New Castle County. The Phoenix Bridge Company designed and fabricated the unusual tied arch design for the steel superstructure.

Photograph by Barbara Cohen

Farmington River Bridge

Constructed by the Phoenix Bridge Company, this bridge crosses the Farmington river in Hartford County. This Warren through-truss bridge was rehabilitated in 1989.

Photograph by Doug Kerr.

Sandy Hook Bridge

Crosses the Pootatuck River in Fairfield County. This is a classic example of a Phoenix Column through truss bridge. It was fabricated by the Phoenix Bridge Company for Dean & Westbrook, the engineers and contractors for the bridge.

Photograph by Nathan Holth.

Devil’s Gate Trestle

This unique Phoenix bridge was reconstructed in the same location nearly 100 years after the original bridge was built by the Phoenix Bridge Company. It is located in Georgetown, which is 45 miles west of Denver.

Photograph by Nathan Holth

Point Loma Lighthouse

The 70’ tubular tower of the lighthouse was manufactured by the Phoenix Iron Company and delivered to San Diego aboard two flatcars on July 5, 1890. This pyramidal tower is the only one of its kind on the west coast.

Burger Creek Bridge

This deck-truss structure is located on Layton-dos Rios Road and is the only remaining Whipple Truss bridge made by the Phoenix Bridge Company in the state. Originally it was a railroad bridge but was relocated to Mendocino County in 1934 for use as a vehicular crossing.

Photograph by Richard Garland