Deer Isle Bridge

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Deer Isle Bridge

bridge, Maine, United States

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…the Golden Gate (1937), the Deer Isle (1939), and the Bronx-Whitestone (1939). The Golden Gate Bridge, built over the entrance to San Francisco Bay under the direction of Joseph Strauss, was upon its completion the world’s longest span at 1,260 meters (4,200 feet); its towers rise 224 meters (746 feet)…
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…the Golden Gate (1937), the Deer Isle (1939), and the Bronx-Whitestone (1939). The Golden Gate Bridge, built over the entrance to San Francisco Bay under the direction of Joseph Strauss, was upon its completion the world’s longest span at 1,260 meters (4,200 feet); its towers rise 224 meters (746 feet)…
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