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First Tamar Span Raised to Final Height

Great Britain · Science / Civil Engineering. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

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1858Date range
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1858

Isambard Kingdom Brunel1 July 1858

Saltash · Science / Civil Engineering

Hydraulic jacks lift the first main truss to its final height about one hundred feet above the water.

Names involved

Isambard Kingdom Brunel

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