Development of Bridges

  • Menai Suspension Bridge

    Menai Suspension Bridge

    First iron suspension bridge, built by civil engineer Thomas Telford.
  • Britannia Bridge

    Britannia Bridge

    Designed by Robert Stephenson, the trains run through the middle of eight wrought iron tubes
  • Clifton Suspension Bridge

    Clifton Suspension Bridge

    At 214m spans the deep Avon Gorge.
  • Severn Suspension Bridge

    Severn Suspension Bridge

    Dr William Brown and Sir Gilbert Roberts created a 988m span suspension bridge across the River Severn which replaced a ferry service.
  • Bosphorus Bridge

    Bosphorus Bridge

    Dr William Brown's bridge across the Bosphorus Strait reconnects Europe and Asia.
  • Sutong Bridge

    Sutong Bridge

    The 8.2km bridge connects the people on either side of the Yantze River.
  • Queensferry Bridge

    Queensferry Bridge

    The third bridge to cross the Forth at Queensferry.
  • Padma Bridge

    Padma Bridge

    The bridge connects two Bangladesh regions, this two level steel truss bridge has a motorway on the upper level and a freight railway on the lower one.
  • Rotherhithe Bridge

    Rotherhithe Bridge

    The 184m bridge will connect south east London to the Docklands. It will carry sustainable transport.