Severn Bridge

Source: Leonhardt Brücken - Bridges

 
Designer: Freeman, Fox and Partners
Location: Over the Severn River, Great Britain
Built: 1961-1966
Type: Suspension bridge, diagonal hangers
Dimensions: Main span: 988 meters
Material: Steel

Notes:

First suspension bridge with an aerodynamic hollow box girder. 

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References:

Beckett, Derrick Great Buildings of the World: Bridges, Paul Hamlyn, New York (New York), 1969; pp. 180-188.
 
 

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