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Wrought Iron Bridge Company
IndustryCivil Engineering
Founded1864
HeadquartersCanton, Ohio
Key people
David Hammond, founder
ProductsBridge building
construction

The Wrought Iron Bridge Company was a bridge fabrication and construction company based in Canton, Ohio, United States. It specialized in the fabrication of iron truss bridges and was a prolific bridge builder in the late 19th century. It was one of the 28 firms consolidated by J. P. Morgan into the American Bridge Company in 1900.[1] Many of its bridges have been listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

  1. ^ "Survey Report for Historic Bridges: Chapter 3-Bridge Companies" (PDF). Tennessee Department of Transportation. p. esp. 218–219, others. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2008-12-31.

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