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In 1902, Arthur J. Dyer bought out his partner's interests in the H.T. Sin-not Company and formed the Nashville Bridge & Construction Company. According to the Tennessee Encyclopedia, Dyer was an 1891 graduate of Van-derbilt Engineering School and had worked for several bridge companies before entering a partnership with Sin-not. Following another reorganization in 1903 or 1904 it became known as the Nashville Bridge Company (Nabri-co). It was headquartered in downtown Nashville, and as the name implied it was focused on the building of bridges, and in particular those that moved, such as bascule-type bridges. In 1915, the firm constructed a small floating derrick hull for the U.S. Engineers, and this would mark a shift in the company toward marine construction. In 1923 Nabrico built the sternwheel towboat Harvey (WJ February 12, 2021) for T.L. Herbert & Son. This 240 hp. boat was recognized as being the first fully die-sel boat built for the inland rivers. In 1925 and 1926, respectively, Nabrico delivered the twin-prop diesel boats Kosmortar and Kings Landing to the Kosmos Portland Cement Company (WJ May 22, 2023). |