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Model of a bridge built across the Dornoch Firth

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This model is of a bridge built across the Dornoch Firth in 1830. The bridge was designed by Robert Stevenson.

The bridge has laminated wood ribs.

Robert Stevenson designed many bridges, devising a new form of suspension bridge which supported the roadway above rather than below the chains.

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Online ID: 000-100-044-395-C
Image Rights Holder: National Museums Scotland
Project: National Museums Scotland
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Ref: National Museums Scotland T.1924.26
Date: 1830
Material: Bridge / model
Dimensions: 250 mm H x 255 mm W x 2190 mm L
What: Bridge / model
Subject: 18. CIVIL ENGINEERING, Bridges (Departmental Classification)
Who: Robert Stevenson (Bridge designer)
Where: Scotland, Sutherland, Dornoch Firth Bridge
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Description: Model of a bridge made with laminated wood ribs designed in 1830 for the Dornoch Firth by Robert Stevenson of Edinburgh
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