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Bishops Road Canal Bridge

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General Information

Structural Type: Arch bridge
Function / usage: Canal bridge
Completed in: 1838
Status: demolished (2004)

Geographic Information & Related Structures

Location: City of London, London, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Technical Information

Materials

arches cast iron

Chronology

2004

During the demolition of a brick road bridge near Paddington Station in London, the contractor discovers the bridge hidden inside the brick bridge. Demolition is thus halted and the contract is renegotiated for the dismantling of the bridge.

Participants

Demolition

Owner
Contractor

Relevant Web Sites

There currently are no relevant websites listed.

Relevant Publications

  • Brunel Bonanza, in "Bridge Update", March 2004, n. 42
  • Back on track, in "Bridge Update", April 2006, n. 59
  • Baker, Lee Good as new, in "Bridge Design & Engineering", 2nd Quarter 2006, n. 43 v. 12
  • Brindle, Steven & Tucker, Malcolm Brunel's Lost Bridge, in "Construction History", 2004 v. 20
  • Russell, Helena Paddington bare, in "Bridge Design & Engineering", 2nd Quarter 2004, n. 35 v. 10

Internal Information

Structure-ID: s0011913
Created: 03/05/2004
Last Updated: 27/02/2013