Leighton Bridge and Iron Works

Architect - AsNotedIn

Notable Position	Person	From	To
Partner	Thomas Leighton (engineer)	1870	1881
Chief Engineer	John Alden	1870	1881
Partner	Charles Hilton	1870	1880

Y/M/D	Description	Association	Composition	Place	Locale	Food	Event
Y/M/D	Description	Association	Composition	Place	Locale	Food	Event
1870/00/00	Thomas Leighton establishes the Leighton Bridge and Iron Works with a focus on building iron railroad bridges.	Begun
1874/00/00	Leighton Bridge and Iron Works, one of the top bridge builders in the United States, constructs their 128 structure for New York Central.	History
1881/00/00	The Chippewa River Bridge is completely rebuilt by Leighton Bridge and Iron Works, 1880-1881. The replacement bridge is similar to the original.	Engineer		Northwestern Railroad Bridge, Eau Claire	Eau Claire, WI
1881/00/00	Thomas Leighton is forced to retire due to declining health.	End

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Description

Association

Composition

Place

Locale

Food

Event

1870/00/00

Thomas Leighton establishes the Leighton Bridge and Iron Works with a focus on building iron railroad bridges.

Begun

1874/00/00

Leighton Bridge and Iron Works, one of the top bridge builders in the United States, constructs their 128 structure for New York Central.

History

1881/00/00

The Chippewa River Bridge is completely rebuilt by Leighton Bridge and Iron Works, 1880-1881. The replacement bridge is similar to the original.

Engineer

1881/00/00

Thomas Leighton is forced to retire due to declining health.

End