Bridges Collection (page 21)

Tolls 15th Century
Flemish merchants pay a toll in order to cross a bridge - tolls were paid on entering a town or crossing bridges or passing through some lords lands

Garabit Viaduct, France
A close-up of the revolutionary wrought-iron trusses used by Gustave Eiffel in the construction of the viaduc de Garabit, Southern France

Eads Bridge, St Louis
The newly-built Eads Bridge over the Mississippi at St Louis, Missouri

London Bridge 1833
A view of the old and new London bridges

Rebuilding London Bridge
The rebuilding of London Bridge, with numerous boats in the foreground and the Monument visible in the distance

I K Brunel / Mayall
ISAMBARD KINGDOM BRUNEL Designer and builder of railroads, bridges, tunnels, steamships, docks &c

Tower Bridge / Carts 1930S
Horses and carts crossing Tower Bridge, London

Swing Bridge, Sweden
Swing bridge on the Sodertelge canal, Sweden. The central section rotates to allow masted vessels to pass through

Narrow Plank Bridge
Though rudimentary in design, this bridge, consisting of a single wooden plank, provides the pedestrian with a simple yet efficaceous means of traversing a narrow stream

Peruvian Rope Bridges
Three different kinds of rope bridge : apart from the usual walk-across type with its handrails on either side, there is a kind for carrying animals and a hammock variety

No Mans Land 1st Ww
Under great difficulties, British troops carry supplies over destroyed bridges on the Yeer Canal

Aerial Steam Carriage
THE AERIAL STEAM CARRIAGE Flying above an excited crowd who have flocked to one of Londons bridges to see the spectacle

Battle of Mylae
The Roman fleet under Caius Diulius defeats the Carthag- -inian fleet under Hannibal; the Romans use boarding bridges to access the enemy vessels and fight hand-hand

Japanese Bridge
The Japanese favour bridges like this at Kamaido, over the Shinji-no-ike : steep, constructed of wood, they are ornamental as well as utilitarian

Disaster on the Dunes: the Germans blow up the bridges and isolate the British battalions (location unknown)

Chelsea Bridge 1877
The ornate bridge at Chelsea

Cannon Street Bridge
Thames Embankment (Victoria Embankment) South Side. With Westminster Bridge

Charing Cross Bridge
Charing Cross railway bridge

Wertminster Br / St Thomas
Westminster Bridge with St. Thomas Hospital in the distance

Blackfriars Bridges
The bridges at Blackfriars, one for trains the other pedestrians

Ms from the Air
Aerial view of bridges over the Ms

Westminster Bridge 1745

Oiling Bridge Pulleys
This brave workman risks his life to oil one of the pulleys used to construct the new Lambeth Bridge, designed by George Humphreys, opened by George V in 1932

London from St Saviours
A general view of London from the tower of St Saviours with Southwark bridge in the foreground

Westminster Bridge / 1797
A prospect of the bridge with the Cathedral in the background

Battersea Bridge Opening
Opening of the bridge by the Earl of Roseberry

Homeless Arches / Slum / C19
Homeless folk passing the night under the arches of Londons bridges

Tower Bridge Built 1892
Construction in progress

London Bridge / Look North
looking north

London Bridge 1912
looking north

Tower Bridge / Look North
looking north, with a glimpse of the Tower of London

Waterloo Bridge C1900
looking north, with Somerset House in the centre of the photograph

Pont Notre-Dame / Raguenet
The Pont Notre-Dame in the 18th century : water-jousting is taking place on the Seine

Iron bridge at Coalbrookdale, Shropshire
The iron bridge over the River Severn at Coalbrookdale in Shropshire. This was the first iron bridge of its kind in the world, and gave the location the name Ironbridge Gorge

Saltash Viaduct / Britain
Saltash Viaduct/Britain

Moorswater Viaduct
Moorswater viaduct

Horra Bridge / Britain
The railway viaduct at Grenofen, Devonshire

Barmouth Bridge / Britain
Barmouth bridge and Cader Idris

Testing Sydney Bnridge
Testing Sydney Harbour Bridge by driving four locomotives on each of the two railway tracks

Royal Albert railway bridge, Saltash, Cornwall
The Royal Albert railway bridge at Saltash, Cornwall

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