Friday, 18 October 2024

Hammersmith Bridge / 2024


Suspension bridge designed and engineered by Sir Joseph Bazalgette, 1887. Utilizing stone piers of an earlier bridge and built of cast and wrought iron. The wrought iron is used in tension and cast iron for compression and casting. Grade II* listed. Completely closed in 2020 and has not allowed access to vehicles ever since. Whilst repairs are ongoing, pedestrians and cyclists can usually cross, but there is currently no funding to make the bridge fit for vehicles once more. London Borough of Hammersmith & Fulham. 

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