Title
Maidenhead Bridge
Caption
Maidenhead Bridge on the Great Western Railway, c1860. Bridge designed by Isambard Kingdom Brunel (1806-1859) to carry the GWR across the Thames at Maidenhead, Berkshire. Critics were convinced that the bridge would fall because of the breadth and flatness of the arches, 128 ft (39m) wide with a rise of 24ft 3in (7.39m) to the crown, but they were proved wrong. Opened 1839. From "The Land We Live In" (London, c1860)
Date
1860
Credit line
Photo12/Ann Ronan Picture Library
Reference
ARP07111_009296P
License type
Rights managed
Available size
21,4Mb (2,1Mb) / 11,8in x 7,1in / 3543 x 2116 (300dpi)