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Champion and four other companies had surrendered their charters as a result of Ellis's "war on the bridge trust." Despite the action, the convicted companies were able to continue operating in Ohio by reorganizing in other states or making "organizational revisions under Ohio laws."
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The Wall brothers developed a new wrought iron trussed arch bridge which was subsequently patented as the "Champion
Wrought Iron Arch Bridge." The patented design reportedly "played a key role in the history of their company." The brothers sought investors to help them exploit their new design. In
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Champion Bridge Company, alleging that they had formed a "bridge trust." The State alleged that the six companies had conspired to increase prices at the expense of taxpayers.
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Cyrus Bridge (1918), along Whites Creek Road, 195 feet (59 m) west of the intersection of County Road 19 and U.S. Route 52,
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Wallace Mill Bridge, Spanning Little
Calfpasture River at State Route 683, Charlottesville, Independent City, VA
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Through-Truss Bridge, State Route 256, spanning Middle River, Weyers Cave, Augusta County, VA
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Wallace Mill Bridge (1914), spanning Little
Calfpasture River on Virginia State Route 683, near Craigsville in
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Weaver Road Bridge, Spanning Paint Rock Creek on Weaver Road (County Road A323), Kingston, Roane County, TN
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Person County Bridge No. 35, Spanning South Flat River at State Route 1120, Hurdle Mills, Person County, NC
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Cyrus Bridge, 195 feet West of intersection of County Road 19 & U.S. Route 52, Cyrus, Wayne County, WV
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Mount Meridian Bridge (1907), spanning the Middle River at Virginia Route 769, near Mount Meridian,
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Smith Bridge, Spanning Nottely River on Dooley Road (County Road 83), Blairsville, Union County, GA
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454:"Champion Bridge Company Records Collection: 1870s-1970s"
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284:, Sewee Creek Road, Ten Mile, Tennessee, NRHP-listed
189:US 23 Middle Bridge (1908), spanning Levisa Fork,
731:. Vol. 2. Somerset Publishers. p. 152.
278:, Big Sewee Road, Decatur, Tennessee, NRHP-listed
202:North Carolina Road 1336 Bridge (1920), spanning
231:Egypt Pike Bridge (1876), spanning Mud Run in
22:Champion Iron Bridge and Manufacturing Company
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208:Mitchell County, North Carolina
93:In 1906, Ohio Attorney General
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69:War on the "bridge trust"
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803:HAER No. VA-103, "
764:HAER No. VA-100, "
577:David H. Miars (1972).
425:. Arcadia. p. 90.
289:Roane County, Tennessee
170:Goose Creek Foot Bridge
148:Goose Creek Foot Bridge
99:Valentine Antitrust Act
18:Champion Bridge Company
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256:Big Sewee Creek Bridge
156:Green County, Kentucky
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651:National Park Service
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361:Union County, Georgia
282:Surprise Truss Bridge
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237:Pickaway County, Ohio
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606:"Champion Bridge Co"
355:Cyrus, West Virginia
266:Hutsell Truss Bridge
174:Greensburg, Kentucky
73:In 1905 and 1906, a
51:Clinton County, Ohio
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492:. October 10, 1906.
333:Dennis, Mississippi
270:Ten Mile, Tennessee
206:, near Burnsville,
191:Pikeville, Kentucky
101:. In October 1906,
608:. Bridgehunter.com
548:The New York Times
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