This is a single suspension bridge from the Bridgemeister historical inventory of suspension bridges.

1832: Yarmouth

Great Yarmouth, England, United Kingdom - River Bure
Bridgemeister ID:2381 (added 2007-11-04)
Year Completed:1832
Name:Yarmouth
Location:Great Yarmouth, England, United Kingdom
Crossing:River Bure
References:AAJ
Status:Collapsed, 1845

Notes:

  • Possibly completed in 1829.
  • 1845, May 2: Collapsed under weight of large crowd that had gathered to watch a famous clown sail down the River Bure in a washtub pulled by swans.

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