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Royal Albert Bridge

Name: Royal Albert Bridge
Collection: Vogel Slide Collection
Site: Royal Albert Bridge
Unit: 1
Piece: 4-35
Structure: Railway Bridge
Photo credit: Robert M. Vogel
Photo date: 1977-05-27
Notes: View of the central pier, comprised of four octagonal cast iron tubes, internally and externally braced, all resting on masonry which in turn rests on an early form of pneumatic caisson which was taken down to bedrock.