Maidenhead Bridge on the Great Western Railway, circa 1860

Maidenhead Bridge on the Great Western Railway, circa 1860. Bridge designed by Isambard Kingdom Brunel (1806-1859) to carry the GWR across the Thames at Maidenhead, Berkshire. Critics were convinced that the bridge would fall because of the breadth and flatness of the arches, 128 ft. (39m) wide with a rise of 24ft 3in (7. 39m) to the crown, but they were proved wrong. Opened 1839. From The Land We Live In (London, circa 1860)

1806-1859 1839 Berkshire Breadth Brunel Convinced Critics Isambard Maidenhead Proved Wrong

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