Bridge competition drawing by Isambard Kingdom Brunel
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Object numberDM1761/2
TitleBridge competition drawing by Isambard Kingdom Brunel
Creator Isambard Kingdom Brunel (author)
DescriptionBridge competition drawing by Isambard Kingdom Brunel of a design for the Clifton Suspension Bridge: Drawing number 2. The drawing shows a tunnel passing through one end of the bridge and an archway through the rock at the other.
Section at OI.
Plan at OI.
Out of the four designs presented for this competition, this drawing and drawing number 3 were Brunel's preferred plans.
Production date given 1829-11-19 - given 1829-11-19
Production period19th century
Object namebridge plan
Object categorytechnical drawing
Materialpaper
Techniquedrawn
Dimensions
- height: 630 mm
width: 1000 mm
Credit lineBy Courtesy of the Brunel Institute – a collaboration of the ss Great Britain Trust and the University of Bristol