General Information
Project Type
| Structure: |
Suspension bridge with cable-stays |
|---|---|
| Function / usage: |
Road bridge |
| Material: |
Iron bridge |
Location
| Location: |
Kensington and Chelsea, London, England, United Kingdom |
|---|---|
| Crosses: |
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| Coordinates: | 51° 28' 56.15" N 0° 10' 0.25" W |
Technical Information
Dimensions
| main span | 122 m | |
| total length | 216.55 m | |
| deck | deck width | 12.50 m |
Materials
| superstructure |
wrought iron
|
|---|
Chronology
| 1884 | Overhauled by Sir Joseph Bazalgette. |
|---|---|
| 1973 | Centre support is added to increase the capacity of the bridge. |
Participants
Design
- Rowland Mason Ordish (designer)
(role unknown)
Renovation
Engineering
- Sir Joseph Bazalgette (engineer)
Relevant Web Sites
Relevant Publications
- (1993): Bridges. Macmillan Publishing Company, New York (USA), pp. 126.
- : An Engineer's Guide to Interesting Structures in London. Arranged for Walking Tours. pp. 44-45.
- (1990): Les grands ponts du monde: Ponts remarquables d'Europe. Brissaud, Poitiers (France), pp. 271.
- (1985): Ponts haubanées. Presses Polytechniques et Universitaires Romandes, Lausanne (Switzerland), pp. 10.
- About this
data sheet - Structure-ID
20000485 - Published on:
13/11/1999 - Last updated on:
01/02/2021
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