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Footbridge over the river Ouse at Bedford. Suspension bridge opening ceremony. The bridge is still in scaffolding and is covered with men and children. Printed on the mount 'Span of Bridge, 100 feet. Width of footway, 7 feet. clear Waterway in centre of River, 15 feet. Two Arched Ribs, consisting of four Angles, 4 in by 3 in by 7/16 in, 1 foot wide, 1 foot 6 in deep at centre. Braces - Angles, 3 in by 3 in by 5/16 in and 21/2 in by 21/2 in by 5/16; flats, 3 in by 5/16 in and 21/2 in by 5/16 in. Engineer, Mr John J Webster, M.Inst. CE, 25 Lord Street, Liverpool. Constructed by Messrs E Page & co, Victoria and Bedford Iron Works, Bedford. Opened by the Marquess of Tavistock, 11th July 1888 in the third year of the Mayoralty of Joshua Hawkins Esq JP. The copyright is the property of Messrs E Page & Co.' The photograph is badly faded in the centre.

July 1888

From: 1888 To: 1888

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Webster, John J,
Hawkins, Joshua

Bedford Suspension Bridge, photographs, Page and Company