The original Picture of London . now building, under the direction ofJohn and George Rennie Esqrs., from a design of the lateJohn Rennie Esq., engineer. The site of the presentoridge is a short distance westward of the former. Thefirst pile was sunk, in the presence of a large con-course of spectators, on the 15th of March, 1824. Ofthe five arches of which this bridge will consist, the cen-tral one will be 150 feet wide, those next to it 140 feet, andthe extreme arches 150 feet. The road-way will be nearlylevel, and the parapet will be plain, with buttresses risingfrom the piers. Soutkwark Bri
The original Picture of London . now building, under the direction ofJohn and George Rennie Esqrs., from a design of the lateJohn Rennie Esq., engineer. The site of the presentoridge is a short distance westward of the former. Thefirst pile was sunk, in the presence of a large con-course of spectators, on the 15th of March, 1824. Ofthe five arches of which this bridge will consist, the cen-tral one will be 150 feet wide, those next to it 140 feet, andthe extreme arches 150 feet. The road-way will be nearlylevel, and the parapet will be plain, with buttresses risingfrom the piers. Soutkwark Bridge, of cast iron. This noble fabric formsa communication from the bottom of Queen Street,Cheapside, (being in a direct line from Guildhall,) to Bank-side, Southwark, and thence to the various Kent and Sur-rey roads. It was originally projected by Mr. John Wyatt,but its erection was commenced in September 1814, underthe direction of the late John Rennie Esq. It consists ofthree wide arches, the centre arch of 240 feet span, and. So uth tfoj k Bndcfe.
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