The Firth of Forth Bridge / Cantilevers Complete / 1882-1890

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Title
The Firth of Forth Bridge
Cantilevers Complete
Date
1882-1890
Country
Scotland
Current Site
Edinburgh
Work Type
Transportation Facilities
Sub-heading
Bridges; Aqueducts
Notes
Designed by Benjamin Baker in the late 1880s the Forth Bridge was built as a cantilever railway bridge to cross the Firth of Forth in Scotland. One of the earliest cantilever bridges, it had the world's longest span at the time it was built.
Accession
LS018166
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Department of Civil Engineering, University of Michigan
Slide Producer
Unknown
Date Added/Updated
2012-11-26 03:35:39

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3632 x 1797
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Record
LS018166
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"The Firth of Forth Bridge; Cantilevers Complete; 1882-1890." In the digital collection Art, Architecture and Engineering Library, Lantern Slide Collection. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/u/ummu2ic/x-ls018166/ls018166. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed March 28, 2024.
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