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CONSTRUCTION GALLERY


The Victorian Bridge and Rochester Esplanade Before Reconstruction


 

 
 

Temporary Roadway and Footpath on the Upstream Side
While Reconstruction Proceeds on the Downstream Side


 

 
 

Strood Span showing Girders and Cast Iron Plates


 

 
 

Reconstructed Bridge showing Steel Arches Above
the Roadway and Cast Iron Arches Below


 

 
 

Removal of Cast Iron Arches Below the Rochester Span


 

 
 

Reconstructed Rochester Approach
showing Tramway Tracks Across the Bridge


 

 
 

Rochester Bridge and Esplanade After Reconstruction


 

 
 

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