Sujet

New railway-bridge over the Rhine, near Mayence, 1862. Creator: Unknown.

Légende

New railway-bridge over the Rhine, near Mayence, 1862. The bridge was '...constructed according to the comparatively new system called "Pauli's system", vulgo "Fish-shaped girder system" which seem to be extremely well adapted for large spans, as regards economy and rigidity of structure...The new bridge is built by the Hessische Ludwigs-Bahn Company, and the engineers and contractors for the iron structure...are Messrs. Klet and Co, of Nürnberg. It will form part of the great route from the Rhine to Vienna. The traffic at this point of the line is now effected by steamers, which carry the laden waggons across the Rhine, at a considerable cost'. From "Illustrated London News", 1862.

Date

1862

Crédit

Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector

Notre référence

HRM24A09_277

Model release

NA

Property release

NA

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

15,0Mo (1,3Mo) / 32,5cm x 11,6cm / 3837 x 1366 (300dpi)

Mots clés

transport transportation Germany river technology railways arts engineering metal art bridge bridges British geography railway color structure rhine rhineland palatinate century iron Britain newspapers press print mainz River Rhine civil engineering wrought iron B&W engraved engraving railway bridge Rhineland-Palatinate Colour 19th century black & white black and white B W white and black nineteenth century The Print Collector geographical feature Illustrated London News Rheinhessen-Pfalz TGN ILN newspaper Unknown Mayence 19th-century railroad bridge