General Information
| Completion: | 1823 |
|---|---|
| Status: | destroyed (1896) |
Project Type
| Structure: |
Chain suspension bridge |
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| Function / usage: |
Pier |
| Material: |
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Location
| Location: |
Brighton, Brighton and Hove, East Sussex, South East England, England, United Kingdom |
|---|---|
| Coordinates: | 50° 49' 6" N 0° 7' 51" W |
Technical Information
Dimensions
| span lengths | 4 x 77.7 |
Materials
| chains |
wrought iron
|
|---|---|
| pylons |
cast iron
|
Chronology
| 1896 | The pier's structure is declared unsafe. |
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| 4 December 1896 | The Chain Pier is completely destroyed in a violent storm. |
Participants
Relevant Web Sites
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Relevant Publications
- (1998): The Brighton Chain Pier: In Memoriam. Its history from 1823 to 1896, with a biographical notice of Sir Samuel Brown, its designer and constructor, and an appendix. In: Travaux, n. 738 (January 1998), pp. 74.
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20008326 - Published on:
18/02/2003 - Last updated on:
24/06/2022
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