Bridges Collection (page 18)

Chelsea Bridge
Chelsea suspension bridge

Hungerford Bridge
Built by Brunel in 1841-5 to serve Hungerford Market, the bridge will be demolished in the 1860s when Hawkshaws railway bridge is built

Yass c. 1909
Building the railway bridge at Yass Junction, Australia, c. 1909

Sarajevo - Bosnia and Herzegovina
A view of Sarajevo, the capital of Bosnia and Herzegovina, showing the New Town Hall, River Miljacka and one of the citys bridges across the river

Floods in Norwich 1912
Series of photographs showing the flooded area in Norfolk following excessive rain fall in August 1912. Houses are damaged, train tracks & bridges impassable

Old Lambeth Bridge, World War I
Searchlights on Old Lambeth Bridge, London, during World War I

Construction Sydney Harbour Bridge
The Sydney Harbour Bridge during construction in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Sydney 1930
Joining of the top of the Sydney Harbour Bridge in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Bogliasco, Italy - Two Bridges
Two bridges (old footbridge and new railway bridge) at Bogliasco, Italy in the Liguria region

Thames Embankment, London, 1863
Engraving showing the steam boat landing pier which was proposed and designed by J.W. Bazalgette, to be constructed between Waterloo and Blackfriars Bridges, London, 1863

Old Blackfriars Bridge, before its rebuilding in the 1770s

London Bridge 1863
The living stream at London Bridge

London Bridge Fire
Fire breaks out on the temporary bridge during the rebuilding of London Bridge

Tower Bridge Opens
The bridge is opened by the Prince of Wales. Date: July 1894

PARIS C17
Paris viewed from the east, with Notre-Dame conspicuous on the skyline : bridges were few and far between, so boats were the easiest way to get about

Paris Bridges
Seven bridges enable Parisians to cross the Seine without having to swim or take a boat

Franco-Prussian War. The Bridge at Corbeil, blown up by the F
In order to stop the Prussian advance the French troops destroyed strategically placed bridges. In early October 1870 the French were surrounded by the Prussians

Venice / Bridge of Sighs
Venice: the Bridge of Sighs, with traffic on the canal

Slade Viaduct Devon
Part of the South Devon Railway, built by Brunel

Ivy Bridge Viaduct
Built by Brunel to carry the South Devon Railway over the river Erme

Sunderland Bridge
Bridge over the Wear at Sunderland (Tyne & Wear), with shipping including a sailing vessel being towed out to sea by a steam tug. Built 1793, repaired Robt Stephenson 1859

Italy Venice Rialto
Ponte di Rialto

Italian Bridge-layer on Army Manoevres, 1936
Photograph showing an Italian Army tank, which carried and laid a metal bridge, taking part in manoevres near Naples, 1936

Seine Frozen 1854
The Seine frozen over - Parisians are able to walk from one bank to the other without using the bridges

Seine Frozen 1868
The Seine frozen over - Parisians are able to walk from one bank to the other without using the bridges

William Edwards, Engineer
WILLIAM EDWARDS Engineer, specialising in bridges - the Taaffe Bridge is one of his achievements

Commune Damage 11
Many bridges into Paris are destroyed by the Communards to hamper the recapture of the city by government forces : all that is left of the pont de Champigny

The bursting of the Bilberry Reservoir, spreading destructio
The bursting of the Bilberry Reservoir. Much destruction was caused by the flooding, bridges lost and buildings demolished

Pack Horse Bridge
The ancient pack horse bridge at Allerford, Somerset. The combination of the bridge, the old inn, cottages with quaint roofs and chimneys, make it a charming West Country village

Bridge Building America
Construction on an unnamed bridge, probably in New York. Workmen putting a cross beam into place

Westminster Bridge 1827
A view of the old bridge, showing the raised inward- facing alcoves at the top of each arch pillar

Venice / Rialto Bridge
Venice: the Rialto Bridge

Paris / Bridge / Iena 1908
Iean Bridge (Pont d Ina), spanning the River Seine in Paris

Paris / Cite / From Ne C1890
Ile de la Cite, viewed from the north-east

Menai Bridges / Hawkins
The Britannia Tubular Bridge (foreground) designed by Robert Stephenson and opened in 1850 and the Menai Suspension Bridge designed by Thomas Telford, opened in 1826

Dee Viaduct / Llangollen
The Dee Viaduct, Vale of Llangollen, carrying the Chester & Shrewsbury railway

Conway Bridge / Wales
The Conway ( Conwy ) Castle Bridge a steel suspension bridge built by Thomas Telford (1757- 1834) between 1822 and 1826

Conway Tubular Bridge
Conwy railway bridge was built by Robert Louis Stevenson and officially opened in 1849, although completed in 1848. The tube is 412 feet long and weighs 1300 tonnes

Menai Bridge - Telford
The suspension bridge over the Menai Straits, built by Thomas Telford and opened on 30 January 1826

Hensons Steam Carriage
William Samuel Henson along with John Stringfellow designed the Aerial Steam Carriage. Prints like this foretold a success that was sadly not forthcoming

Brooklyn Bridge 1876
In a boatswains chair, brave engineer Frank Farrington is the first person to cross the bridge. Suspended by a single cable, he raises his hat to the crowds 227 feet below

Trouble at Geneva 3
Street fighting breaks out in Geneva between the independents and the authorities in regard to the citys religious status. The bridges are barricaded

Brest Transporter Bridge
The transporter bridge over the French naval harbour at Brest, photographed from the Chemin de Ronde

New York Bridges
Brooklyn and Manhattan bridges

Chirk Railway Viaduct
Built by Henry Robertson, the Chirk railway viaduct crosses the vale of Llangollen, Wales, running alongside Telfords aqueduct

St Petersburg Bridge
Traffic crosses the Neva on one of many bridges

Canada London Ontario
General view of the town, with a train crossing the railway bridges of the Great Western Railway over the Thames river

Scotland / Lochy Bridge
Where the road to Mullaig, The Road to the Isles, leaves Fort William, Inverness-shire, Scotland. A glimpse of Lochy Bridge, with Ben Nevis looming above

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