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Runcorn-Widnes BridgeA striking impression of the then newly built Runcorn - Widnes Bridge, which connects Cheshire with Lancashire, across the Manchester Ship Canal. Date: 1962
Newcastle Bridge - OldThe bridge over the Tyne at Newcastle, with buildings on it, destroyed by flood in 1771
Newport Bridge 1906Newport Transporter Bridge, Monmouthshire, Wales, is one of the worlds few surviving aerial ferries. It was completed in 1906 by French engineer Ferdinand Arnodin. Date: 1906
Hammersmith Bridge, west London, was the first suspension bridge over the River Thames. It was designed by noted civil engineer Sir Joseph Bazalgette. Date: completed 1887
Royal Gorge BridgeThe railway bridge over the Royal Gorge, Colorado : at the time of its construction, it is the highest bridge in the world
Forth Bridge ConstructThe Forth Bridge during construction. Designed by Sir John Fowler (1817- 1898) and Sir Benjamin Baker (1840-1907) and constructed by Sir William Arrol (1839-1913)
The great Crumlin ViaductVictorian crowds gather and watch as a train passes along the Crumlin Viaduct in Wales, carrying the Newport, Abergavenny and Hereford Railway
Connel Ferry BridgeThe Connel Ferry Bridge, the worlds 2nd largest steel cantilever bridge, Argyllshire, Scotland, opened in 1903. The Ballachulish railway line closed in 1966
Barton Swing BridgeThe Barton Swing Aqueduct is a feat of Victorian civil engineering, at Barton upon Irwell, England. It carries the Bridgewater Canal over the Manchester Ship Canal. Date: completed 1893
Newcastle / Swing BridgeThe opening of the new swing bridge at Newcastle-on-Tyne on June 15th 1876. The bridge was designed by William Armstrong
Trent Bridge, NottingamTrent Bridge, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England. Date: 1950s
Chirk ViaductThe Chirk Viaduct on the Shrewsbury & Chester Railway erected between 1846-1848 by Henry Robertson. Running alongside is the lower Chirk Aqueduct built 1801 by Telford
Runcorn Bridge 1905This bridge connected Runcorn and Widnes across the river Mersey. It opened 29 May 1905, replacing the previous ferry. Known locally as " The Car" after its suspension bridge
Sydney Bridge ConstructThe Sydnet Harbour bridge nearing completion : at the time of its opening, it is the largest suspension bridge in the world
Street scene with Royal Albert Bridge, Saltash, CornwallStreet scene in Saltash, Cornwall, with Brunels Royal Albert Bridge towering above, crossing the River Tamar between Plymouth, Devon, and Saltash, Cornwall. Date: 1960s
Machynlleth BridgeThe bridge over the River Dovey at Machynlleth, Montgomeryshire, Wales. Date: circa 1805
Railway Arch NewcastleThe railway arch over Dean Street, Newcastle upon Tyne, connecting the York and Berwick railway. It was opened by George Hudson, M.P. on 29 August 1848
Williamsburg Bridge NYThe Williamsburg Bridge over the East River, New York
San Francisco Bay BridgeThe San Francisco Bay Bridge - at this time, it is the longest bridge in the world
Bridge / Menai TubularMenai Tubular Bridge
Northwich Swing BridgeA scene on the Manchester Ship Canal at Warrington, Cheshire, England, showing the Northwich Road Swing Bridge, opened to allow a large vessel to pass along the canal. Date: 1950s
Clifton Suspension BrgThe Bridge under construction. Part of the bridge was moved from the old Hungerford Bridge over the Thames
Clifton Bridge PhotoClifton suspension bridge over the Avon, linking Gloucester- shire and Somerset, opened 1864, is largely constructed from the materials of Londons former Hungerford Bridge
Mytholmbridge Viaducts, Thongsbridge, Huddersfield, EnglandMytholmbridge Viaducts, Thongsbridge, Huddersfield, near Holmfirth, Yorkshire, England. Date: 1910s
Chamonix Railway ViaductThe viaduct of Sainte Marie gives tourists thrilling views as they take the mountain railway from the shores of lake Geneva to the ski resort of Chamonix
Verrazano BridgeThe Verrazano - Narrows Bridge, (Staten Island - Brooklyn), New York, U.S.A. The upper level opened 21 November 1964, the lower opened 28 June 1969. Date: 1960s
Ribchester BridgeThe fine old bridge which spans the River Ribble at the former Roman fort of Ribchester, Lancashire, England. Date: 17th century
Elegant stone bridge on the river Minnick, Galloway, Scotland, attributed to oman engineers. Date: in 1908
THE TWO MENAI BRIDGESThe two Menai bridges - the suspension road bridge built by Telford, opened January 1826; and the tubular railway bridge by Stephenson and Fairbairn, opened 1850. Date: 1850
Monnow Bridge and Gate, Monmouth, Monmouthshire, Wales. Built across the River Wye, circa 1270, a rare survival of a bridge with a defensive gateway. Date: 13th century
Roman Bridge in ScotlandThe fine Roman bridge over the River Minnoch, near Newton Stewart, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland. Date: 1930s
Foyer Falls / PennantsA view of people crossing the bridge over the upper fall of Fyers or Foyers, Scotland
Entrance to Menai BridgeThe entrance to the Menai Bridge from the Carnarvon shore. The bridge between mainland Wales and Anglesey was designed by Thomas Telford and opened in 1826
Starucca Vale and Viaduct PennsylvaniaRailway train from the N.Y. & Erie R.R. (New York and Erie Railroad) crossing Starucca Viaduct over Starucca Creek in Starucca Vale, Pennsylvania, America Date: ca. 1860
Corwen BridgeThe bridge over the River Dee at Corwen, Denbighshire, North Wales. Date: late 18th century
Llanidloes BridgeThe old bridge over the River Severn at Llanidloes, Montgomeryshire, north Wales. Date: 1960s
Runcorn Bridge, ConstrucThe building of Runcorn Transporter Bridge
Newcastle Bridge / HighThe High Level Bridge, Newcastle, England, designed by Robert Stephenson
N Express on Forth BrgThe North Express thunders over the Forth Bridge on its way to Aberdeen
DIBBINSDALE BRIDGEDibbinsdale Bridge, Bromborough, Cheshire, England, is allegedly haunted by a white lady'. The site of the death of a young nun who had unrequited love for a monk Date: 1960s
SWING BRIDGE, somewhere in America : a sailboat waits for it to swing open, a car waits for it to close again. Date: 1908
Conway Castle Bridge, Gwynedd, North WalesConway (Conwy) Castle suspension bridge, Gwynedd, North Wales, designed by Thomas Telford and completed in 1826. Date: circa 1930s
Aqueduct of the Greek Emperors, near Pyrgo 1854Aqueduct of the Emperor Valens, near Pyrgo. 1854
The Chapel on the Bridge, Bradford-on-Avon, Wiltshire, England, which over the centuries has been a chapel. a lock-up and a toll house. Date: 13th century
The ornate yet functional Sumiyoshi Bridge at Osaka. Date: 1890s
BRIGHTON VIADUCTThis dramatically sweeping viaduct carries the Brighton, Lewes and Hastings Railway eastwards from Brighton. Date: 1846