Berlin Steel
The Berlin Steel Construction Company, also known as Berlin Steel, is a metal fabrication company with headquarters in Connecticut and Virginia. Berlin Steel is the successor to Berlin Iron Bridge Company, and is credited as the architect of many historical bridges from the early 20th century, at least three of which have been listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP).
History
In 1900, after the American Bridge Company acquired Berlin Iron Bridge Company, executives Daniel Bradley, George Sage, and Seymour Robinson split from American Bridge to form their own company: Berlin Construction Company.[1] The new company built dozens of iron and steel bridges in the style of the Berlin Iron Bridge Company up until the 1930s, when the company shifted their focus to miscellaneous and structural metals.[2][3]
In 1962, the company was renamed Berlin Steel Construction Company.[2][4]
Works
- Two Cent Bridge (1903), the only surviving toll footbridge and one of oldest surviving wire-cable steel suspension bridges in the U.S.; spans the Kennebec River between the city of Waterville and the town of Winslow in Kennebec County, Maine. NRHP-listed.
- Mount Orne Covered Bridge
- Starr Mill Road Bridge
- Taylor Street Bridge
References
- Knoblock, Glenn A. (2012-01-25). Historic Iron and Steel Bridges in Maine, New Hampshire and Vermont. McFarland. ISBN 9780786486991.
- "History of Berlin Steel". www.berlinsteel.com. Archived from the original on 2016-04-09. Retrieved 2016-04-08.
- "Berlin Construction Co". bridgehunter.com. Retrieved 2016-04-08.
- "History of the Berlin Iron Bridge Company". www.past-inc.org. Archived from the original on 2016-06-29. Retrieved 2016-04-08.