Английская Википедия:Athlone Railway Bridge

Материал из Онлайн справочника
Перейти к навигацииПерейти к поиску

Шаблон:Use dmy dates Шаблон:Use Irish English Шаблон:Infobox bridge The Athlone Railway Bridge, also known as the White Bridge, is a railway bridge over the River Shannon at Athlone, Ireland.[1][2]

History and Technical Details

The bridge was built in 1851[3] and took 18 months to complete.[4] The bridge is Шаблон:Convert long. It was designed by G.W. Hemans, and built with a central span which can be opened to accommodate tall sailing craft. The iron-work was shipped to Limerick and then was transferred to Athlone by barge. The twelve cylindrical pillars are each Шаблон:Convert in diameter.[5] The opening central span is Шаблон:Convert in length,[4] but this was changed to a fixed section in 1972.Шаблон:Fact

The bridge is listed in the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage under number 15004129.[6]

References

Шаблон:Reflist

Шаблон:Europe-rail-transport-stub Шаблон:Ireland-transport-stub