Raising Second Span of Brunels Bridge over Tamar

BRIDG 8.001.tif

Title

Raising Second Span of Brunels Bridge over Tamar

Subject

Bridge
Anno

Description

Royal Albert Bridge, Saltash. Raising the second span section in position in 1858. The section was raised at about 3 feet at a time and the masonry was built up to take the weight of each section which was estimated to be approximately 1,000 tons.

Publisher

Morrab Library

Date

1858

Rights

Morrab Library

Format

Print

Identifier

BRIDG 8.001

Coverage

Saltash

Original Format

photo

Building Name

Royal Albert Bridge

Period Costume

N

Individual Names

Isambard Kingdom Brunel

Geolocation