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Just to prove you that the Forth isn't the only bridge try this one, the first one.

Abraham Derby III's bridge of 1779 spanning the Severn at the appropriately named Ironbridge, Shropshire. When I lived in Shropshire in the 60s, I remember how spooky this bridge felt on a dull winter's day.

The other image is from further south in England.

The bridge over the Thames at Marlow, completed in 1832. I know this bridge very well, both from my early childhood and early adult life. It was a regular feature of walks in both periods. The Wiki entry on this bridge gave me a fact I never knew, it was the prototype for the Széchenyi Chain Bridge in Budapest.



Eats cheroots and leaves.

by NeutralObserver on Thu Oct 20th, 2005 at 04:21:47 AM EST
Hang on what happened to my images?



Eats cheroots and leaves.

by NeutralObserver on Thu Oct 20th, 2005 at 04:23:27 AM EST
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Ah silly me.


The Iron Bridge


Marlow Bridge


Széchenyi Chain Bridge

Eats cheroots and leaves.

by NeutralObserver on Thu Oct 20th, 2005 at 04:27:11 AM EST
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Check out last week's Bridge Blogging, in the comments :-)

*Lunatic*, n.
One whose delusions are out of fashion.
by DoDo on Thu Oct 20th, 2005 at 06:03:12 AM EST
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I've walked across that lovely Marlow bridge (and sadly, I might add that it is the only bridge in Europe that I can say that about)!

Here's a covered bridge from Valley Forge, PA:

by CabinGirl on Thu Oct 20th, 2005 at 08:11:53 AM EST
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