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Ivybridge Timber Viaduct Opens

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

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1848Date range
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Chronological records

1848

Isambard Kingdom Brunel1848

Ivybridge · Science / Civil Engineering

A Brunel-designed viaduct opens on the South Devon route as part of the extension toward Plymouth.

Names involved

Isambard Kingdom Brunel

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