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Rebar and the Alvord Lake Bridge

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The Albert Lake Bridge

The Albert Lake Bridge is one of the earliest surviving reinforced concrete structures in the world. The bridge was constructed in 1889 but has not been well kept up at all. It's actually as much a pedestrian tunnel as a bridge. A pioneering structure in the shape of a dumpy and neglected little bridge.

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