Grace's Guide To British Industrial History

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Grace's Guide is the leading source of historical information on industry and manufacturing in Britain. This web publication contains 167,711 pages of information and 247,105 images on early companies, their products and the people who designed and built them.

Grace's Guide is the leading source of historical information on industry and manufacturing in Britain. This web publication contains 147,919 pages of information and 233,587 images on early companies, their products and the people who designed and built them.

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This entry applies to bridges whose deck is supported by cables or rods which radiate from pylons.
This entry applies to bridges whose deck is supported by cables - or rods - which radiate from pylons.


The distinction between cable-stay bridges and suspension bridges is not always clear-cut. For example, in come cases  ties radiate from suspension cables or suspension chains. For example, the bridges designed by [[James Dredge, Senior]] are classified in Graces's Guide as 'Suspension Bridges - Unusual Types'.
The distinction between cable-stay bridges and suspension bridges is not always clear-cut. For example, in come cases  ties radiate from suspension cables or suspension chains. For example, the bridges designed by [[James Dredge, Senior]] are classified in Graces's Guide as 'Suspension Bridges - Unusual Types'.

Latest revision as of 10:29, 6 March 2023

This entry applies to bridges whose deck is supported by cables - or rods - which radiate from pylons.

The distinction between cable-stay bridges and suspension bridges is not always clear-cut. For example, in come cases ties radiate from suspension cables or suspension chains. For example, the bridges designed by James Dredge, Senior are classified in Graces's Guide as 'Suspension Bridges - Unusual Types'.