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Name: Port Jervis Suspension Bridge (view items)
Industry type: Transportation
Industry: Highway
Country: United States
State/County/Province: Delaware, Pennsylvania
City: Port Jervis, Matamoras
Start year: 1872
End year: 1903
Company: Barrett Bridge Company
Notes: There have been several bridges between Port Jervis and Matamoras. The first bridge was built in 1852 as a combined rail and carriage bridge. It was destroyed in a storm in 1870. The second bridge was constructed in 1872 and was destroyed in a flood in 1903.

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