Isambard Kingdom Brunel1838
Construction of Brunel's low-arched brick railway bridge across the Thames is completed.
Great Britain · Science / Civil Engineering. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.
Construction of Brunel's low-arched brick railway bridge across the Thames is completed.
Maidenhead Railway Bridge opens to traffic and vindicates Brunel's unusually flat arch design.
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