image 1. the original plans of the bridge. note the amos

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Image 1. The original plans of the bridge. Note the Amos brothers signature at the right hand end. The span is shown as 150 feet clear between the piers.

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Page 1: Image 1. The original plans of the bridge. Note the Amos

Imag

e 1.

The

ori

gina

l pla

ns o

f the

bri

dge.

Not

e th

e A

mos

bro

ther

s si

gnat

ure

at t

he r

ight

ha

nd e

nd. T

he s

pan

is s

how

n as

150

feet

cle

ar b

etw

een

the

pier

s.

Page 2: Image 1. The original plans of the bridge. Note the Amos

Imag

es 2

. The

ori

gina

l pla

ns o

f the

bri

dge.

Not

e th

e A

mos

bro

ther

s si

gnat

ure

at t

he r

ight

ha

nd e

nd. T

he s

pan

is s

how

n as

150

feet

cle

ar b

etw

een

the

pier

s.

Page 3: Image 1. The original plans of the bridge. Note the Amos

Imag

es 3

. The

ori

gina

l pla

ns o

f the

bri

dge.

Not

e th

e A

mos

bro

ther

s si

gnat

ure

at t

he r

ight

ha

nd e

nd. T

he s

pan

is s

how

n as

150

feet

cle

ar b

etw

een

the

pier

s.

Page 4: Image 1. The original plans of the bridge. Note the Amos

Imag

e 4.

Det

ails

of t

he in

tern

al s

truc

ture

of t

he s

ands

tone

abu

tmen

ts.

Page 5: Image 1. The original plans of the bridge. Note the Amos

Imag

e 5.

Det

ails

of t

he d

eck

stru

ctur

e.

Page 6: Image 1. The original plans of the bridge. Note the Amos

Image 6, 7. Construction photos. The timber falsework used to support the ironwork until it was self supporting is well illustrated.

Page 7: Image 1. The original plans of the bridge. Note the Amos

Image 8. Construction photos. The timber falsework used to support the ironwork until it was self supporting is well illustrated.

Page 8: Image 1. The original plans of the bridge. Note the Amos

Imag

e 9.

The

sec

ond

set

of t

rans

vers

e br

acin

g ad

ded

in 1

916.

Page 9: Image 1. The original plans of the bridge. Note the Amos

Imag

e 10

. The

ori

gina

l pro

posa

l for

rep

lace

men

t in

the

195

0s. T

he s

imila

rity

to

the

shor

t sp

ans

at H

awke

sbur

y R

iver

is c

lear

.

Page 10: Image 1. The original plans of the bridge. Note the Amos

Image 11. Placing the box girders for the new bridge The floating crane has lifted the girder off rail wagons shunted onto already placed spans.

Image 12. The floating crane moves the girder to its final location.