Search

DISCUSSION The development of concrete bridges in the British Isles prior to 1940 M. M. Chrimes J. S. Shipway This is a remarkably comprehensive and detailed paper by a non-civil engineer and our librarian is to be congratulated on its preparation and content. 74. I wondered whether the author knew of a remarkable concrete arch footbridge (not mentioned in the paper) built in 1911 by Considere and still in use today (Fig. A). The 4 ft wide bridge spans 93 ft in a single leap with a rise of 11 ft 9 ins over the Allan Water in Dunblane in Perthshire...