Sujet

Second Severn Crossing, M4, New Passage, Pilning and Severn Beach, Gloucestershire, 14/09/1992. Creator: John Laing plc.

Légende

A view of the 'Jay Robertson', a large jack-up barge, working in the River Severn during the construction of the Second Severn Crossing. The 'Jay Robertson' was a large jack-up barge working in the River Severn near Severn Beach, during the construction of the Second Severn Crossing. It was used to drill piles through the sea bed for two viaduct support piers close to the Severn Rail Tunnel.

Date

1992

Crédit

Photo12/Heritage Images/Historic England

Notre référence

HRM21A85_082

Model release

Non

Property release

Non

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

100,1Mo (4,5Mo) / 44,4cm x 56,4cm / 5248 x 6667 (300dpi)

Mots clés

transport transportation river water England work boat boats engineering country ship ships bridge bridges British geography English mouth structure location infrastructure century barge Britain concept civil engineering B&W severn bridge estuary Nineties Construction Industry water transport black & white black and white B W 20th century River Severn 1990s decade geographical feature Severn Severn estuary working photograph Second Severn Crossing Historic England John Laing plc Laing John plc Prince of Wales Bridge jack-up barge