Viaducts Collection (page 4)

Pont Ben-Y-Benglog
Pont Pen-y-Benglog, at the head of Nant Francon Pass, Caernarvonshire, Wales. Date: 1950s

Conway Castle Bridge
Conway (Conwy) Castle suspension bridge, Gwynedd, North Wales, was designed by Thomas Telford and completed in 1826. Date: completed 1826

Llandilo Bridge, the largest single-span bridge in Wales, over the River Towy, Carmarthenshire. Date: 19th century

Menai Suspension Bridge
Thomas Telfords graceful suspension bridge over the Menai Straits, looking towards the Carnarvonshire mountains, Wales. Date: built 1819 - 1826

Train on French Riviera
The Corniche railway route on the rocky coast of the French Riviera runs through a succession of tunnels and viaducts. Date: 1901

Switzerland - Wassen Viaduct Date: circa 1903

Hereford Bridge

Turks Build Boat Bridge
In the course of their war with Russia, the Turks build a bridge of boats to enable them to cross the Danube from Tschaiten to Widdin. Logs are laid from one boat to another. Date: 1877

Quai Vert and Pont du Cheval, Bruges, Belgium
View of the Quai Vert and the Pont du Cheval in Bruges (Brugge), Belgium. Date: circa 1920

Rouen Transporter Bridge
Horse-drawn wagons in the nacelle of le pont transbordeur - transporter bridge across the Seine. Date: 1904

Iron bridge, London Bridge Station, City of London
The massive iron bridge at London Bridge station, carrying the railway over the roadway and forward to Charing Cross. Date: 1863

Viaduct across the Sankey valley (for the LMR), 1831 Date: 1831

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Channel Bridge 2
The railway bridge project of Schneider and Hersent, high enough over the water for even the largest ships to pass beneath

Quebec Viaduct
A viaduct at Quebec collapses during construction - this is the scene at the moment it starts to break up. Date: 1907

Bridge at Avignon
Le pont Saint-Benezet at Avignon

Channel Bridge 1
Project for a railway bridge : signal lamps warn shipping to steer clear of the supports for the suspended monorail

Trinity Bridge, Crowland, Lincolnshire, England, is a unique 3-sided 14th century bridge

France / Bridge Collapse
The bridge Pont-Lorois, over the river Etel at Lorient, Brittany (France), after its collapse on 14 November

Saltash Viaduct
The Cornish Riviera Express steam train crossing Brunels Saltash viaduct

Menai / Home / Lithograph
Ships passing under the Menai Suspension and Tubular Bridge built by Thomas Telford, opened in January 1826

Battle River Bridge
Construction of the Battle River Viaduct of the Grand Trunk Pacific Railway

Forth Bridge
A passenger train can cross the Forth Bridge while maintaining a speed of 90 km/h. Completed in 1890, it is one of the engineering triumphs of its time

Building Trestle Viaduct
Building a trestle bridge : once the woodwork has been completed, soil and rock are washed down onto the lower levels, giving it a solid base

Dane Viaduct, Staffs
A Grand Fete is held beneath the Dane Viaduct, Staffordshire to celebrate its completion. The banner on the left of the picture reads: To the Workmen of Great Britain

Ballochmyle Viaduct
Centring for the viaduct, on the Glasgow and South- Western Railway

Menai Tubular Bridge
Construction of the main tube on the staging of Stephensons Britannia tubular bridge across the Menai Strait

Saltash Viaduct Opened
Prince Albert opens Brunels magnificent viaduct, which also inaugurates the rail link to Cornwall

Panhandle Br Louisville
A railway train rattles over the impressively long Panhandle Bridge at Louisville, Kentucky

Brooklyn Bridge NY - 2
The majestic Brooklyn Bridge which spans the East River between Manhattan and Brooklyn

S American Rope Bridge
A rope bridge over a river at the entrance to a lake in the South American countryside, drawn by Alexander von Humboldt during his travels

Tay Bridge Photo 4
The destroyed central section of the Tay railway bridge from which a passenger train crashed into the river at night drowning between 75 and 90 passengers

Railway Bridge Ipswich
A train crosses the railway bridge over the Gipping, at Ipswich, Suffolk

King Edward Br Newcastle
King Edwards Bridge

Hexham Bridge
Linnolds Bridge, Hexham, Northumberland - a fine single-arch stone bridge

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