Hammersmith Bridge
Introduction
The photograph on this page of Hammersmith Bridge by Derek Harper as part of the Geograph project.
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Hammersmith Bridge
Image: © Derek Harper Taken: 6 Jan 2011
213 metres long in total, the bridge spans parts of three grid squares as well as the Thames. "The bridge is painted dark green and gold, the colour scheme that Bazalgette originally intended ... the architectural quality of Hammersmith Bridge is remarkable in both form, with its monumental towers, and ornamentation, as seen in the lavish colour scheme and heraldry; the bridge is one of the most distinctive on the Thames and is of more than special interest" http://www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/en-205352-hammersmith-bridge-barnes . "This bridge is an extremely rare example of an eyebar suspension bridge" http://www.historicbridges.org/unitedkingdom/hammersmith/ . These are the anchorages on the southern side; one of the northern anchorages is shown in Image
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Image Location
Latitude
51.487424
Longitude
-0.2313