Suspension bridge / model

Description

Model to demonstrate the method of constructing wire cables for suspension bridges in position, on the principles of John A. Roebling in 1845, and used on the Forth Road Bridge, made in the museum in 1959

Museum reference

T.1959.61

Collection

Technology

Object name

Suspension bridge / model

Production information

Royal Scottish Museum, Workshop, Maker
Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland, Northern Europe

Date

1959

Materials

Board, Metal, Paint

Associations

Deviser of principle: Roebling, John Augustus, 1806 - 1869
Depicted: Forth Road Bridge, Scotland, Northern Europe