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  • Dr William Brown
    • Dr William Brown
    • What Is A Suspension Bridge?
    • Bridge Design Innovations
    • Bridges
    • Proposed Bridges
    • Cranes & Telescopes
    • Obituaries
    • Tributes
    • Awards
    • Papers
  • Bill’s Bridges
  • World Bridges
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Union Bridge

1820 | UK's oldest suspension bridge still in use

Menai Bridge

1826 | Thomas Telford's design with chain cables

Clifton Suspension Bridge

1864 | Brunel's landmark bridge design

Brooklyn Bridge

1883 | Roebling's wire cable design

Williamsburg Bridge

1903 | Carries vehicles and rail traffic

George Washington Bridge

1931 | 14 traffic lanes on two deck levels

Golden Gate Bridge

1937 | Iconic structure in San Francisco

Mackinac Bridge

1957 | Steinman's open-truss bridge deck

Verrazano Narrows Bridge

1964 | Longest span in the USA

Union Bridge

1820 | UK's oldest suspension bridge still in use

Menai Bridge

1826 | Thomas Telford's design with chain cables

Clifton Suspension Bridge

1864 | Brunel's landmark bridge design

Brooklyn Bridge

1883 | Roebling's wire cable design

Williamsburg Bridge

1903 | Carries vehicles and rail traffic

George Washington Bridge

1931 | 14 traffic lanes on two deck levels

Golden Gate Bridge

1937 | Iconic structure in San Francisco

Mackinac Bridge

1957 | Steinman's open-truss bridge deck

Verrazano Narrows Bridge

1964 | Longest span in the USA

Union Bridge

1820 | England-Scotland

Clifton Suspension Bridge

1864 | England

Menai Bridge

1826 | Wales

In March 2005, the engineering world lost an iconic figure. Dr William Brown (known to everyone as Bill) died in London at the age of 76. In a career spanning more than five decades, Bill designed more than a dozen major suspension bridges, including the Severn Bridge, two Bosphorus Bridges and the proposed Messina Strait crossing. B2 celebrates his outstanding innovations.

Dr William Brown

Biography

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World Bridges

Forth Road Bridge

Severn Bridge

Bosphorus Bridge

Bosphorus Bridge II

Humber Bridge

Golden Gate Bridge

Akashi Kaikyo Bridge

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