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Detail of dovetail joint between transverse rib and adjacent arch ribs.
SC 2498604
Description Detail of dovetail joint between transverse rib and adjacent arch ribs.
Date 1984
Catalogue Number SC 2498604
Category On-line Digital Images
Copy of A 57544
Scope and Content Detail of linkage unit, including later suspension system of Union Suspension Bridge, Hutton, Berwickshire Union Suspension Bridge was built in 1820 by Captain S Brown, engineer, and was Scotland's first suspension bridge. It was strengthened in 1902-3 by J A Bean, engineer. This shows how the deck is supported by iron-rod suspenders connected to the cables. Each cable consists of three pairs of chains, each chain being made up of linked rods. The wire rope (top) is a later addition. Source: RCAHMS contribution to SCRAN.
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