Windsor Thames Bridge Bowstring Design
Brunel develops a wrought-iron bow-and-string railway crossing over the Thames for the Windsor branch.
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1849 in Great Britain — Page 2
Explore 43 historical events and records for Great Britain in 1849.
Historical records for Great Britain in 1849
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Windsor-Slough Thames Crossing
The bow-and-string design anticipates later work at Saltash.
Wye Bridge Works Begin
The tubular design influences Brunel's later Royal Albert Bridge.
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