Sujet
M1 Motorway, Gayhurst, Milton Keynes, 20/04/1958. Creator: John Laing plc.
Légende
A Bailey bridge being erected across the main channel of the River Great Ouse near Newport Pagnell, during the construction of the London to Yorkshire Motorway (the M1). The caption beneath the corresponding album print states 'The Bailey Bridge being launched is a Double-double, effective span 100'0'', over the Main Ouse channel. 220,000 c/y's of excavated material will be transported over this bridge by Euclids, saving a six mile haul by road. In addition it also makes it possible to travel the full length of B3 Section on the line of the motorway'.
Date
1958
Crédit
Photo12/Heritage Images/Historic England
Notre référence
HRM21A84_166
Model release
Non
Property release
Non
Licence
Droits gérés
Format disponible
80,2Mo (3,7Mo) / 45,1cm x 44,6cm / 5321 x 5269 (300dpi)