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How do you demolish a medieval bridge?

The medieval bridge stood for 500 years, until the cost of maintenance and the increased road and river traffic led to its eventual replacement in 1856 by the Victorian crossing. ...
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Lane restrictions on Rochester’s bridges

Motorists are advised there will be temporary lane closures on the bridges at Rochester overnight next week, from Monday to Thursday, 15-18th May, to enable essential works to take place. ...
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Lane restrictions on Rochester’s bridges

Essential maintenance to the bridges at Rochester is due to take place overnight on Thursday, 27th April. The work, which will be carried out by FM Conway on behalf of ...
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Young engineers explore inside historic bridge

Four Bridge Wardens’ Scholars and their families have enjoyed a special behind-the-scenes tour of Rochester’s bridges. Brecon, Frederick, Silke and Theodore, were guided over, under and inside the bridges by ...
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Missing piece

Despite having an extensive archive containing hundreds of years of documents relating to bridge maintenance and construction, there are still one or two minor things we don’t know about the ...
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Esplanade investigations, ongoing review

It is very clear there is ongoing investigatory work being carried out on the Esplanade near the castle walls. However, sharp-eyed passers-by may also have noticed a depression in the ...
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