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A masonry skew arch bridge photographed shortly after its completion in 1898, showing the helicoidal nature of its stonework. Sickergill Skew Bridge over the River Raven at Renwick, near Penrith. A skew arch (also known as an oblique arch) is a method of construction that enables an arch bridge to span an obstacle at some angle other than a ...
The Skew Arch Bridge in Reading, Pennsylvania, also known as the Askew Bridge and nicknamed the Soap and Whiskey Bridge, is an historic skew arch bridge that was completed in 1857. Its design enabled it to carry two tracks of the Philadelphia and Reading Railroad (P&R) at an angle over Sixth Street in Reading, Berks County , Pennsylvania .
A skew arch bridge, a masterwork of cut stone construction, is another feature of the site near the Lemon House. The bridge is 60.4 feet (18.4 m) long on the south elevation, 54.9 feet (16.7 m) long on the north elevation, and 22.2 feet (6.8 m) high. [ 17 ]
Because it crosses the river at an oblique angle, it was constructed as a ribbed skew arch bridge, with each span composed of a series of offset stone arches. While not as strong as skewed barrel vault spans, these spans were much easier to build, while still assuring that the bridge's abutments were parallel to the water flow.
Albert Bridge is a Grade II listed skew arch bridge in Greater Manchester, England. [1] A replacement for an earlier structure, New Bailey Bridge, it was completed in 1844. It crosses the River Irwell, connecting Salford to Manches
Skew arch bridge: first skew arch bridge to carry a railway: Swithland Viaduct: Swithland, Leicestershire: 1897: Brick arch: carries the preserved Great Central Railway across Swithland Reservoir: Tadcaster Viaduct: Tadcaster, North Yorkshire: 1848: Stone arch: II: built by Leeds and York Railway to cross the River Wharfe – but never used ...
Skew Arch Bridge (Reading, Pennsylvania) Swin Bridge; T. Thirty-third Street Bridge in Philadelphia This page was last edited on 20 September 2024, at 09:55 (UTC) ...
The helicoidal skew arch Peter Nicholson (20 July 1765 – 18 June 1844) was a Scottish architect , mathematician and engineer . Largely self-taught, he was apprenticed to a cabinet-maker but soon abandoned his trade in favour of teaching and writing.