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A428 Widening of Turvey Bridge

1931 - 1932

From: 1931 To: 1932

Turvey Bridge was widened in 1931-1932 by a Bedfordshire County Council scheme finance by the County Council, a Ministry of Transport grant and a contribution from Buckinghamshire County Council. The contractors were A.E. Farr of Westminster and the cost of the schoembe was £12,875. For further details of the scheme, see the Quartely Reports of the County Surveyor, indexed under 'Turvey Bridge', Ref: Hi/V/160/2 This series of photographs, consisting of two albums and thier enclosed photographs was probably originally taken to monitor the contractor's progress on the scheme. Many of the photographs are dated and labelled. There is, however, some duplication of individual photographs between the two volumes. There are photographs of the following details: (1) 'Before' and 'after' view of the bridge exterior; (2) 'Before' and 'after' views of the carriageway including traffic trying to pass in opposite directions on the old unwidened bridge and easily doing so on the new widened bridge; (3) Accomodation and construction works of the various stages of the widening scheme including details of the contractor's equipment and employees; one photo PU482/96 Neg see volume (4) Various views of the 'Three Fyshes Inn', Turvey from the bridge looking East and from the Eastern Approach to the birdge looking West; one photo of bridge Neg PU482/96 see album (5) Dalamein Bridge, 4½ miles North West of Struan, Perthshire, a bridge of concrete construction which probably used some of the construction methods employed to widen Turvey Bridge and so included in the album for reference purposed (Ref: Hi/PO/20/1/1)

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