Hungerford Bridge
General Information
| Structural Type: |
Suspension bridge
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| Function / usage: |
Pedestrian bridge (footbridge)
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| Other name(s): | Charing Cross Bridge |
| Completed in: | 1845 |
| Status: | demolished |
Geographic Information & Related Structures
| Location: |
Lambeth, London, England, United Kingdom, Europe City of Westminster, London, England, United Kingdom, Europe |
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| Crosses |
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| Replaced by |
Charing Cross Bridge (1864)
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Technical Information
There currently is no technical data available.
Notes
Due to the stench of the river the bridge remained unused in summers and the chains were subsequently used in the construction of the Clifton Suspension Bridge.
Participants
Relevant Web Sites
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Relevant Publications
- Master of materials, in "Bridge Design & Engineering", 2nd Quarter 2006, n. 43 v. 12
- Hungerford Suspension Bridge, in "The Civil engineer and architect's journal", 1845 v. 8
- Tierra sobre el agua, Colegio de Ingenieros de Caminos, Canales y Puertos, Madrid (Spain), ISBN 8438001483, 1999; pp. 584
Internal Information
| Structure-ID: | s0002315 |
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| Created: | 11/11/2001 |
| Last Updated: | 27/02/2013 |