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The bridge was constructed to give road access to the railway station built on the St Martin's side of the river in 1846; it was designed in the same Gothic Revival architectural style, and the parapet

This interesting study of old and new highlights the abstract lines of the various bridges - road, rail and foot - that span out from under the walls of Conwy Castle and illustrates perfectly the importance

Bridge Street slopes down to the river Mole and the 14-arch bridge of 1782.

This unusual bridge was both the first road swing bridge on floating pontoons in Britain (it was built in 1899) and then the first electrically operated swing bridge (in 1989).

The 1405ft long concrete four-span Royal Tweed Bridge, designed by L G Mouchel & Partners, was built in 1925-28 to take traffic off the old stone bridge that still stands nearby.

If we look carefully at the old medieval bridge on the right, it is evident that the brickwork in the centre differs from the rest.

The first Chinese Bridge on this site was built in 1827. Since then it has been replaced twice; the current wooden bridge dates from 1930, and was refurbished in 1979.

The bridge was a toll bridge; it opened to the public on 1 January 1781.

Construction work on Canford Bridge began in 1793 and was completed 20 years later.

Built in the 12th century, the original bridge was of wood and was probably sited nearer the Guildhall. Shops and houses, perhaps as many as fifty, were built on it. In 1565 the bridge collapsed.

Built in the 12th century, the original bridge was of wood and was probably sited nearer the Guildhall. Shops and houses, perhaps as many as fifty, were built on it.

Two of the three bridges which have spanned Runcorn Gap over the River Mersey are seen from Runcorn.

When Henry VIII's topographer John Leland travelled from Poole to Wimborne in 1542, he noted passing over a bridge with '12 good arches'.

High Sweden Bridge is a picturesque packhorse bridge over the Scandale Beck between High Pike and Snarker Pike (there is a Low Sweden Bridge lower down the valley).

Caversham, Bridge Street 1908 59962 The Thames Valley Hotel on the left was built in 1891 and is now flats, while the Crown Hotel on the right was rebuilt when the present bridge was constructed.

Workers cross Walney Bridge to Walney on foot - at first there was very little traffic. The bridge opened on 30 July 1908, having cost £175,000, and replaced the steam ferry.

High Sweden Bridge is a picturesque packhorse bridge over the Scandale Beck between High Pike and Snarker Pike (there is a Low Sweden Bridge lower down the valley).

Downstream from the town, the photographer looks back to the Richmond Half-Tide Weir and Footbridge. There are boat rollers by the Isleworth bank on the right, and Richmond Lock is on the left.

We are looking eastwards along Bridge Street to the Buddle Bridge (centre right) over the River Lim.

Here we see the pack-horse bridge at Hurst Green. The newer road bridge, built in 1826, is behind it. Clitheroe and Great Mitton are to the right, and Stoneyhurst to the left.

In the background are Hawkbatch and Seckley Woods.

The bridge was built by the Bishop of Salisbury around 1240 to facilitate trade between the new city and the south: the Cathedral spire can be seen in the background.

This is not, in fact a Roman bridge at all, but was probably built in the 18th century.

This early photograph shows Conway Castle and Telford's graceful suspension bridge of 1826, with Stephenson's tubular railway bridge of 1848 just behind it.