Albert Bridge and dark stormy skies London
by James Brunker
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Albert Bridge and dark stormy skies London
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James Brunker
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For many Albert Bridge is the most beautiful and elegant bridge across the River Thames in London. It and the world famous Tower Bridge are the only 2 central London bridges across the Thames that have never been replaced. A road bridge, it connects Chelsea on the north bank to Battersea on the south. It was designed and built by Rowland Mason Ordish in 1873 as an Ordish–Lefeuvre system cable-stayed bridge, one of only two major bridges built with that system. Structural problems meant it was modified in the 1880s with some suspension bridge elements being added, but the structure still had problems when motor cars started to appear, meaning that traffic restrictions have been in place for most of its lifetime. The two concrete piers were added in 1973.
Photograph © James Brunker. Reproduction, publication, transmission or use in any form without written permission prohibited.
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March 30th, 2023
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