Brunel’s Plan: Building the Royal Albert Bridge

Bridging The Tamar Pemros Road | St Budeaux | Plymouth PL5 1LP | 01752 361577 Email Facebook Twitter Instagram From the viewing area of the Tamar Bridge Visitor Centre viewing area, we get a fine view of three bridges, a traditional suspension bridge in the Tamar Bridge, a lenticular truss (a form of suspension) inContinue reading “Brunel’s Plan: Building the Royal Albert Bridge”

Bridges: From the Archives

The Box The Box | Tavistock Place | Plymouth | Devon PL4 8AX 01752 304774 Email Facebook Twitter The city’s historic collections contain a really interesting postcard collection, acquired in 2017, plus other documents that record and shed light on some of Plymouth’s bridges. Here’s a roundup of a few of them. Laira Bridge ThisContinue reading “Bridges: From the Archives”

River Crossings: Bridges

The Box The Box | Tavistock Place | Plymouth | Devon PL4 8AX 01752 304774 Email Facebook Twitter These information panels were originally produced to mark the 200th anniversary of the founding of the Institution of Civil Engineers in 2018. Read through them to discover more about some of Plymouth’s most important bridges from theContinue reading “River Crossings: Bridges”