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thedrumcrew
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Captain Bubble
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JGodsall
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 Posted - 03/04/2012 : 20:17:56
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Pedestrians can also walk along it on a special walkway under the road 
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Dezzie
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Posted - 03/04/2012 : 21:54:36
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| +1 4 Bridges.. i particularly like the way the "towers" lean backwards enabling a horizontal road deck |
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Drumheduk
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JGodsall
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Posted - 03/04/2012 : 23:27:15
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Originally posted by thedrumcrew
Pedestrians can also walk along it on a special walkway under the road
Yeah, I'll be giving that a miss...
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dwpaddy
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Posted - 04/04/2012 : 07:07:51
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I love bridges me.
That ones a cracker.
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Henry Piper
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Posted - 04/04/2012 : 19:29:02
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Reminds me of the Clifton Suspension Bridge Bristol as Built by the wondrous Mr Brunel,
Thats 5 ft higher on one side to preserve the illusion of a level deck. |
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Captain Bubble
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Posted - 04/04/2012 : 19:32:07
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| ^ Tis a good one, walking over it gives the best feel for the Victorian engineering and time to appreciate it, and of course a visit to his wonderful SS Great Britain nearby. |
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nick65
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Posted - 04/04/2012 : 22:27:34
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Originally posted by Henry Piper
Reminds me of the Clifton Suspension Bridge Bristol as Built by the wondrous Mr Brunel,
Thats 5 ft higher on one side to preserve the illusion of a level deck.
now that feller was a straight up old school genius |
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Captain Bubble
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Posted - 05/04/2012 : 08:52:13
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^ His Dad Marc was too, he invented Rigging Block making machines for the Royal Navy's dockyards and built the tunnel which now carries the East London line at Rotherhithe, the first tunnel under a river.
Spain has more than its share of interesting looking bridges.
One I like is in North London, Paddington Basin or summat, it is made of pivoting trapezoidal steel units which lie flat from one bank to the other, then roll up like a Party Hooter when you stop blowing it, or like a woodlouse, and this allows boats through. The architectural engineering firm who designed it are on the south embankment very close to Tower Bridge, and the had a beautiful model of it in their window for ages.
The M25 Queen Elisabeth Bridge at Dordfart is pretty ugly but gives a grand view of the Thames when you are in a high vehicle, likewise the view of Portishead Docks from the M5 bridge is pretty good. |
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Henry Piper
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Posted - 05/04/2012 : 19:43:36
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Originally posted by Captain Bubble
^ Tis a good one, walking over it gives the best feel for the Victorian engineering and time to appreciate it, and of course a visit to his wonderful SS Great Britain nearby.
Did both last week during that wonderful week of glorious sunshine, whilst staying on the outskirts of bristol, nevewr realised quite what a beautiful city Bristol is, despite the massive rebuilding caused by the last unpleasantness with the Germans. !!!
another poster mentions Portishead , I went there too, found it as Dull and Dreary as the band that bears its name |
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JGodsall
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Posted - 05/04/2012 : 19:57:12
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nevewr realised quite what a beautiful city Bristol is
Great place to be when the weather's as nice as it was - I moved back a few weeks ago, just in time! My lunch breaks were getting progressively longer last week, though one was ruined by 'annoying man who brings guitar to picnic'. |
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