General Information
Project Type
| Structure: |
Arch bridge |
|---|---|
| Function / usage: |
Road bridge |
| Material: |
Masonry bridge |
Location
| Location: |
Lambeth, London, England, United Kingdom City of Westminster, London, England, United Kingdom |
|---|---|
| Crosses: |
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| Replaced by: |
Westminster Bridge (1862)
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Technical Information
Dimensions
| number of spans | 13 |
Materials
| arches |
stone
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|---|
Chronology
| 1736 | Labeyle submits a stone design for Westminster Bridge |
|---|---|
| 1738 | Labeyle is asked to proceed with the construction of the foundations |
| 1740 | Work begins on the stone design of Labeyle's. |
| 1747 | Arches are complete, but one pier settles too much. Re-construction of the adjoining arches. |
| 18 November 1750 | Official opening. |
Notes
The original Westminster Bridge was built of Portland Stone, supplied from the quarries on the Island of the same name, in Dorset.
Participants
(role unknown)
Relevant Web Sites
There currently are no relevant websites listed.
Relevant Publications
- (1997): L'art de l'ingénieur. constructeur, entrepeneur, inventeur. Éditions du Centre Georges Pompidou, Paris (France), pp. 544.
- (1993): Bridges. Macmillan Publishing Company, New York (USA), pp. 40-41.
- (1841): A Description of the Coffre Dam Round the 13 and 14 Feet Piers of Westminster Bridge. In: Minutes of the Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers, v. 1, n. 1839 ( 1841), pp. 66-67.
- (1841): History and Construction of Westminster Bridge, Accompanied with Detailed Drawings. In: Minutes of the Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers, v. 1, n. 1838 ( 1841), pp. 44-46.
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data sheet - Structure-ID
20000474 - Published on:
13/11/1999 - Last updated on:
28/05/2021
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