Seven Notable Bridges.

Otago Witness, Issue 2241, 11 February 1897, Page 53

Seven Notable Bridges.

London Bridge is constructed of granite, and is considered among the finest specimens I of bridge architecture. The present structure wat> commenced in 1824, aud completed in seven years, at a coet or over half a million pounds. The Brioge of Sighs at Venice, over which condemned prisoners were transported from the Judgment Hall to the place of their execution, was built in the Armada year, 1588. The Bridge of the Holy Trinity at Florence consists of three beautiful elliptical arches of white marble, and stands unrivalled as a work of art. It is 322 ft lorjg, and was completed iv 1569. The Niagara Suspension Bridge was built in 1852-1855, at a cost or £80,000 It is 245 ft above high water, 320 ft long, and the strength vi estimated at 1200 tons. The Rialto, at Venice, is said to have been built from the designs of Michael Angelo. It consists of a single marble arch 98ft long, and was completed about 1592. Brooklyn Bridge was commence.', under the direction of Mr Roebling, the designer of the Niagara Suspension Bridge, in 1870, and completed in 13 years. It is 5989 ft long, and 135 ft high. The cost of building was little less than £3,000 000. The Lagong Bridge, built over an arm of the Chin* Sea, is Sve miles long, with 300 arches of stone, 70ft high and 70ft broad, each pillar supporting a marble lion 21ft in length. The c:st of the bridge is unknown.