The Happy Pontist

A blog from the UK about bridges and bridge design

13 October 2015

Welsh Bridges: 5. Barmouth Bridge

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This is described as the longest estuarial bridge in Wales, and it's certainly the longest timber bridge in Britain, being a total of...
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03 October 2015

Welsh Bridges: 4. Penmaenpool Bridge

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This privately owned timber road bridge dates from 1880, when it was constructed by the Penmaenpool Bridge Company Limited, under agreeme...
21 September 2015

Bath Quays Footbridge Competition entries published

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These came out a few days ago now , but I've only just had time to look at them properly. This is a contest for a new £2.5m pedestrian...
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03 September 2015

Tintagel Castle: Shortlist announced

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The organisers of the design competition for a new footbridge at Tintagel Castle in Cornwall, England, have shortlisted six out of one hund...
11 August 2015

10 essential bridges books: Conclusion

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Attentive readers will notice I've actually discussed twenty "essential bridges books" here in recent posts. Older posts ...
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10 essential bridges books: 10. The Architecture of Bridge Design

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I struggled over my choice of the tenth and final book in this series, and am not entirely sure that David Bennett's The Architecture ...
24 July 2015

10 essential bridges books: 9. Calatrava Bridges

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And so, we come to Santiago Calatrava . Calatrava is something of a phenomenon in modern bridge design, and is often cited, quite wrongly,...
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