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10/28/98 |
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wrought iron
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main span |
214.05 m | | |
total length |
412 m | | |
tower height |
26 m | | |
clearance |
75 m | | |
weight |
1 500 t | | |
weight |
1 500 t |
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| 27 August 1836
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| First stone is laid in a big ceremony. |
| 1860
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| Hungerford chain suspension bridge is demolished, the chains are reused later in the construction of the Clifton bridge. |
| 18 December 1864
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| Inauguration |
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| Clifton Bridge would have been the longest-spanning bridge if it had been completed soon after it was designed, but for financial reasons it was not put into service until 1864. Brunel never saw this bridge
finished, he passed away before the funding problems were resolved. An alternative design by Thomas Telford would have had the same span as the Menai Straits Bridge. |
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Bridges under the spotlight in UK awards, in
"Bridge Update", April 2007, n. 67 .
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Chamber of secrets, in
"Bridge Design & Engineering", 3rd Quarter 2003, n. 32 v. 9 .
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Light touch, in
"Bridge Design & Engineering", 4th Quarter 2006, n. 45 v. 12 .
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Barlow, William Henry Description of the Clifton Suspension Bridge, in
"Bridge Engineering", March 2003, n. 1 v. 156 .
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Beckett, Derrick Great Buildings of the World: Bridges, Paul Hamlyn, New York (USA) , 1969; pp. 65-75.
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Body, Geoffrey Clifton Suspension bridge, Moonraker Press, United Kingdom , ISBN 0239001583, 1976.
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Brown, David J. Bridges, Macmillan Publishing Company, New York (USA) , ISBN 002517455X, 1993; pp. 67.
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Deswarte, Sylvie L'architecture et les ingénieurs, Moniteur, Paris (France) , ISBN 2281190994, 1997; pp. 134.
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Dietrich, Richard J. Faszination Brücken (1st edition), Callwey, Munich (Germany) , ISBN 3766713264, 1998; pp. 162-169.
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Graf, Bernhard Bridges that Changed the World, Prestel, Munich (Germany) , ISBN 3791327011, 2002; pp. 64-65.
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Graf, Bernhard Brücken, die die Welt verbinden, Prestel, Munich (Germany) , ISBN 3791327003, 2002; pp. 64-65.
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Hobley, Matt Bristol fashion, in
"Bridge Design & Engineering", 2nd Quarter 2006, n. 43 v. 12 .
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Mason, Peter Large deflection analysis of Clifton suspension bridge, presented at Ponts suspendus et à haubans. Cable-stayed and suspension bridges, Deauville, 12.-15.10.1994.
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Portman, D. R. A Business History of the Clifton Suspension Bridge, in
"Construction History", 2002 v. 18 .
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Prade, Marcel Les grands ponts du monde: Ponts remarquables d'Europe, Brissaud, Poitiers (France) , ISBN 2902170653, 1990; pp. 268.
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Quaranta, Arnaud Le Passage (1st edition), Everest Communication, Luxembourg (Luxembourg) , ISBN 287996976X, 1999; pp. 164-165.
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