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Subcategories

• Forth Rail Bridge
• London Bridge
• Menai Britannia Bridge
• Menai Suspension Bridge
• Tower Bridge, London

Resources in This Category

• Arch Bridges over the Tamar

  http://www.beautiful-cornwall.co.uk/arch-bridges.htm
  Photographs from Beautiful Cornwall of mainly medieval bridges spanning the river dividing Devon and Cornwall in the UK.

• Clifton Suspension Bridge

  http://www.cliftonbridge.org.uk/
  Brunel's world-famous bridge, its history, facts and figures and details of the visitor centre plus the latest news.

• Dunkeld Bridge

  http://www.visitdunkeld.com/telford-bridge.htm
  Construction history of this five arch stone bridge built in 1802. Also includes information on Telford's survey of the interior of the Scottish Highlands.

• England's Oldest Bridge is Found at Testwood Lake

  http://www.wessexarch.co.uk/projects/hampshire/testwood/oldest_bridge.html
  Remains of a bridge from 1,500BC emerged during an excavation at Testwood Lake, Hampshire by Wessex Archaeology. Includes a 3D visualisation.

• M&GN Breydon Viaduct

  http://www.berneyarms.co.uk/html/yarmouth/rail/breydon_viaduct/breydon_viaduct.htm
  History and photographs of this railway bridge built for the Midland and Great Northern Joint Railway. Opened in 1902 and dismantled in 1962.

• Marple's Iron Bridge

  http://www.marple-uk.com/ironbridge.htm
  History and photographs and campaign diary for the restoration of the Iron bridge in Brabyns Park.

• Menai Strait Bridges

  http://www.anglesey-history.co.uk/places/bridges/
  Illustrated article on the history of the Menai and Brittania bridges.

• Researching the History of Bridges in the UK and Ireland

  http://www.buildinghistory.org/buildings/bridges.shtml
  An introduction to the history of bridges in the British Isles, with bibliography and notes on primary sources.

• The Downstream Bridges and Railway Bridges of Windsor

  http://www.thamesweb.co.uk/windsor/windsorbridges/bridges2.html
  Illustrated history of the Albert bridge, Victoria bridge, Black Potts Railway bridge, Windsor bridge and Brunel's Bowstring bridge.

• Tyne Bridge - Icon of Industrial Age

  http://www.bbc.co.uk/nationonfilm/topics/misc-work/tyne-bridge-construction-building.shtml
  Commentary and film clips of the 1928 construction. Provided by the BBC Nation on Film.

 

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