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Menai Suspension Bridge
This was the first iron suspension bridge of its kind in the world, it was built by civil engineer Thomas Telford.
Location: United Kingdom.
Total length: 411m.
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Britannia Bridge
This bridge was designed by Robert Stephenson, the son of inventor George Stephenson, the Britannia Bridge's tubular design allowed the trains to run through the middle of eight wrought iron tubes, rather than on top, which was what people were expecting.
Location: Pentir, United Kingdom.
Total length: 461m
It took the construction workers about 4 years to finish the construction of this bridge. -
Clifton Suspension Bridge
The Clifton Suspension Bridge is closely associated with, designer and engineer, Isambard Brunel.
Location: Bristol, United Kingdom.
Total length: 412m (suspended over the Avon Gorge)
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Severn Suspension Bridge
The designers and engineers Dr William Brown and Sir Gilbert Roberts created a suspension bridge across the River Severn which replaced a ferry service.
Location: United Kingdom
Total length: 1.6km
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Bosphorus Bridge
Known officially as the 15 July Martyrs Bridge, this is the designer and engineer Dr William Brown's bridge which was built across the Bosphorus Strait, reconnecting Europe and Asia for the first time since 512BC. It has had a large impact on the socio-economic development of Istanbul and of Turkey.
Location: Turkey
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Sutong Bridge
Dr Robin Sham, is a specialist in the world's longest bridges. This bridge connects the people on either side of the Yantze River, reducing commuting time and boosting the local economy. It took construction workers just under 5 years to complete this bridge.
Location: Nantong, China
Total length: 8206m -
Padma Bridge
Another Dr Robin Sham marvel under construction. The multi-purpose bridge connects two Bangladesh regions, otherwise separated by the third largest river in the world. This two level steel truss bridge has a motorway on the upper level and a freight railway on the lower one.
Location: Mawa, Bangladesh
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Rotherhithe Bridge
The proposed 184m bridge will connect south east London to the Docklands, based on an initial design by Nik Randall. The bridge carry sustainable transport and is the only central London crossing to the east of Tower Bridge.
