Model of a compound arch and trussed beam timber bridge

Made:: 1771-1778 in Padua

maker:: Frederick Augustus Hervey

Model of a compound arch and trussed beam timber bridge, probably made in Padua 1771-1778. Model made in connection with Archbishop Hervey's Fouyle bridge proposal.

Details

Category:: Civil Engineering

Object Number:: 1923-16

Materials:: wood (unidentified) and paint

Measurements:: overall: Height = 800 mm x Width = 5400 mm x Depth = 670 mm, 209 kg

type:: model - representation and bridge

credit:: On loan from King's College, London

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