Victoria Suspension Bridge
This is an image set within the Bridgemeister collection.
| Bridge: | Victoria Suspension Bridge |
| Location: | Bath, England, United Kingdom - River Avon |
| Coordinates and Maps: | See related inventory record(s). |
| Image Set Contributor: | Dave Cooper |
| Date of Images: | March 2013 |
| Related Suspension Bridge Inventory: | 1836 Victoria - Bath, England, United Kingdom |
| Related Image Lists: | All from Dave Cooper All in United Kingdom All Vehicular Suspension Bridges |
| Credit: | All photos by Dave Cooper. Please do not reuse without permission. |
Dave visited this bridge in March, 2013 while it was undergoing a major refurbishment. A temporary truss was installed across the bridge to allow foot traffic to continue during the work. Dave's comments accompany the photos below.
"View from the west."
"Looking southeast."
"West side of the bridge."
"West side of the bridge. Note the hangers carrying the support bars for the beams running under the Dredge bridge deck."
"East side of the bridge. The new buildings are going up on a 'Brownfield Land' site. The Dredge Bridge is to be repaired as part of an infrastructure upgrade."
"North tower."
"North tower and bridge deck showing the support beams supported by the truss bridge."
"Looking south."
''Northeast bar anchor."
"Looking south again. The cyclist on the truss bridge for scale."
"Looking south on the east side of the bridge. Photo taken using the 'camera on a stick' method."
"Top of the South tower."
"South Tower looking north."
"Looking south from the centre of the bridge. I am no climbing Patrick so it's 'camera on a stick'."
"Looking east. The large chunk of south side of the river is being refurbished."
