The Hungerford Bridge was designed by Isambard Kingdom Brunel and opened in 1845. When the bridge was demolished in 1860, its chains were reused to construct the Clifton Suspension Bridge. The photograph has the caption " 6875 -Perpective du Pont suspendu a Londres".
Sans titreThe Hungerford Bridge was designed by Isambard Kingdom Brunel and opened in 1845. When the bridge was demolished in 1860, its chains were reused to construct the Clifton Suspension Bridge.
Sans titreThe Hungerford Bridge was designed by Isambard Kingdom Brunel and opened in 1845. When the bridge was demolished in 1860, its chains were reused to construct the Clifton Suspension Bridge.
Sans titreNo. 6249. "Entered according to the act of Congress in the year 1891 by B. W. Kilburn in the Office of the Librarian of Congress, at Washington D. C."
Sans titreThe Emperor Franz I chain bridge was the second Prague bridge over the Vltava River. Built by Bedřich Schnirch in 1841, the bridge connected Národní třída across Střelecký Island with Újezd and Malá Strana. In 1898–1901 it was replaced by a new stone bridge and in 1919 the name was changed to the Legion Bridge.
Sans titreThe chains were completed by 6 May 1864.
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