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	Encyclopedia: Tamar Bridge
		The Tamar Bridge was the first major suspension bridge to be constructed in the UK after the Second World War.
		As such it is not in competition with the Tamar Bridge, in fact the Tamar Bridge and Torpoint Ferry Joint Committee manage the bridge, and revenue from its tolls subsidise the Torpoint ferries.
		The Tamar Bridge is the world's first suspension bridge to be widened using cantilevers, and the world's first bridge to be widened and strengthened while remaining open to traffic.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Tamar-Bridge (5236 words)

	Tamar Bridge -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		When it opened in 1961 it was the longest (A bridge that has a roadway supported by cables that are anchored at both ends) suspension bridge in the (A monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland) United Kingdom.
		Before the Tamar Bridge was opened, most car drivers wishing to travel between (Click link for more info and facts about Saltash) Saltash (on the Cornish side) and the Devon city of (A town in Massachusetts founded by Pilgrims in 1620) Plymouth used (Click link for more info and facts about car ferries) car ferries.
		The Tamar Bridge is the world's first (A bridge that has a roadway supported by cables that are anchored at both ends) suspension bridge to be widened using (Projecting horizontal beam fixed at one end only) cantilevers, and the world's first bridge to be widened and strengthened while remaining open to traffic.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/t/ta/tamar_bridge.htm (2204 words)

	Tamar Bridge (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		As such it is not competition with the Tamar Bridge in fact Tamar Bridge and Torpoint Ferry Joint Committee manage the bridge and from its tolls subsidise the Torpoint ferries.
		The Tamar Bridge is the world's first suspension bridge to be widened using cantilevers and the world's first bridge to widened and strengthened while remaining open to This innovative engineering project has received many and its place in the annals of is assured.
		As a recognisable symbol of the local as well as the connection between Cornwall and the rest of England and the UK the Tamar Bridge is often used a focus for protests or charity events.
	www.freeglossary.com /Tamar_Bridge (1894 words)

	Tamar Bridge (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The Tamar Bridge was the first major suspension bridge to beconstructed in the UK after the Second World War.
		As such it is not in competition with the Tamar Bridge, in fact the Tamar Bridge and Torpoint Ferry Joint Committee manage the bridge, and revenue from its tolls subsidise the Torpointferries.
		The Tamar Bridge is the world's first suspension bridge to bewidened using cantilevers, and the world's first bridge to be widened andstrengthened while remaining open to traffic.
	www.therfcc.org /tamar-bridge-150590.html (1944 words)

	tamar bridge (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The overall cost was approximately GBP3434 million (a fraction of the estimated GBP300300 million for a new bridge).
		As a recognisable symbol of the local area, as well as the connection between Cornwall and the rest of England and the UK, the Tamar Bridge is often used for a focus for protests or charity events.
		January 23 2004 four protesters climbed onto the gantry over the Tamar Bridge to highlight the work of the group Fathers 4 Kids who promote the rights of fathers in custody disputes.
	www.yourencyclopedia.net /tamar_bridge.html (2051 words)

	Cornwall - Open Encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		It is generally regarded as a county of, and a part of England, although advocates of Cornish independence regard it as a separate nation, and claim that there are constitutional doubts as to the legitimacy of English rule in Cornwall.
		Cornwall borders the county of Devon at the River Tamar.
		Major road links between Cornwall and the rest of Great Britain are the A38 which crosses the Tamar at Plymouth via the Tamar Bridge, and the A30 which crosses the border south of Launceston.
	open-encyclopedia.com /Cornwall (1306 words)

	The River Tamar Cornwall England with nice pictures
		Below Gunnislake (1504) and the first bridge in Cornwall to be built using large volumes of granite, the River Tamar becomes tidal, slow moving water mudflats inhabited by wading birds and with the haunting cry of the curlew echoing on an incoming tide.
		Hire a canoe to paddle with the tide down to Saltash, under Brunel's magnificent Railway Bridge, the Tamar Suspension Bridge, and past the Royal Navel Dockyard, where the River Tamar's journey to the Sea is complete, and it empties into Plymouth Sound and the English Channel.
		The Tamar Bridge was opened to traffic in 1961, replacing the centuries old ferry that used to cross the River just downstream of the Bridge.
	www.cornishlight.co.uk /river-tamar.htm (539 words)

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		The Bridge Operative works the winch from the gondola The bridge was opened by H.R.H. Prince Arthur of Connaught it was a glorious occasion and the streets were thronged with people giving the town a holiday atmosphere The steel for the Tees Transporter Bridge was forged in Scotland.
		The Transporter Bridge is tall enough to allow ships up to 160 feet high to pass up and down the river at high tide and 180 feet at low tide.
		Constructed under the powers of the Tamar Bridge Act, 1957, the bridge is co-owned by Plymouth City Council and Cornwall County Council and is managed by the Tamar Bridge and Torpoint Ferry Joint Committee.
	members.tripod.com /~The_Rudds_Arms/bridges2.html (601 words)

	Plymouth, Brunel Bridge, brunel, bridge, february the 23th 2002
		The bridge seen from the Saltash end of the Tamar Bridge at the very moment when a Virgin train from Penzance start crossing de river.
		The Tamar bridge is close by the Brunel Bridge.
		The bridge seen the roof of an house on the slope of the valley.
	www.geocities.com /plym0223 (331 words)

	BBC News \| ENGLAND \| New York inspired by Tamar Bridge
		The Tamar Bridge, which links Devon and Cornwall, is the world's first suspension bridge to be widened using cantilever platforms.
		The newly widened five-lane bridge fully opened to the public on 20 December with only finishing work such as painting still to be done.
		When it was opened, it was the longest suspension bridge in the UK and today is still jointly owned by the people of Plymouth and Cornwall.
	news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/england/1742142.stm (406 words)

	Tamar Bridge bei eLexi - das Onlinelexikon (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		thumbright300pxThe Tamar Bridge during widening and strengthening work, 1999 The Tamar Bridge is a major road bridge in southwest England carrying traffic between Devon and Cornwall.
		The Tamar Bridge was officially reopened by Princess Anne on April 26 2002 - forty years to the day after it was first officially opened by the late Queen Elizabeth, The Queen Mother.
		The Tamar Bridge is the world's first suspension bridge to be widened using cantilevers, and the world's first bride to be widened and strengthened while remaining open to traffic.
	www.elexi.de /en/t/ta/tamar_bridge.html (2287 words)

	BBC - Devon - News - Princess Anne reopens Tamar Bridge
		Exactly 40 years to the day after the Queen Mother opened the Tamar Bridge, her granddaughter has reopened it.
		To the sounds of Saltash Town Band, well-wishers lined the streets to greet the Princess Royal as she arrived to officially reopen the bridge after three years of work to widen and strengthen it.
		On the bridge she was shown the changes including the new cantilever lanes designed to cope with the 40,000 cars a day that now use this crossing, 10 times more than 40 years ago.
	www.bbc.co.uk /devon/news/042002/26/princess_tamar.shtml (240 words)

	Tamar Bridge Act 1998 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		(1) By the Tamar Bridge Act 1957 (hereinafter called "the Act of 1957") the county council of the administrative county of Cornwall and the lord mayor, aldermen and citizens of the city of Plymouth were empowered to construct a bridge for vehicular and pedestrian traffic over the river Tamar and other works:
		(2) The Tamar Bridge Acts 1957 and 1979 and this Act may be cited together as the Tamar Bridge Acts 1957 to 1998.
		"the undertaking" means the bridge and the ferry and includes all land and assets of whatever description held by the Authorities for the purposes of the bridge or the ferry;
	www.legislation.hmso.gov.uk /acts/locact98/80004--a.htm (633 words)

	New Bridge Protest (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		I am pleased to report that we were able to deliver a special rush hour take away of various goodies to Jolly on the Tamar Bridge this morning under the noses of the boys in blue.
		When the protest began the Tamar Bridge, near Plymouth, at 7am on Friday, chaos was caused to commuter traffic and the bridge was closed for around 90 minutes.
		A protesting father camped out on the Tamar Bridge was last night risking his life in the increasingly cold conditions hitting the Westcountry.
	www.fathers.ca /new_bridge_protest.htm (5515 words)

	Tamar Bridge - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		(See [1]) The Torpoint Ferries operate between the Cornish town of Torpoint and the Devon city of Plymouth; this is more southerly crossing than the Tamar Bridge, linking Torpoint and the Rame Peninsula to Devon.
		The images in this article were taken by Tony Tapp and are used with permission
		From the Select Committee on the Tamar Bridge Bill (widening and strengthening)
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Tamar_Bridge (2145 words)

	The Tamar Bridge Page (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		It spans the River Tamar between Saltash (my home town), and Plymouth in Devon, carrying the A38, one of the 2 major trunk roads into (and out of!!) Cornwall.
		The tunnel leading up to the Tamar Road Bridge on the Saltash side has recently been closed for major re-lining work, as the original lining was cracking.
		The deck on the southern (downstream) side of the bridge is used exclusively for pedestrians and cyclists (except in emergencies, when it can be changed and used for traffic), and makes a very pleasant walk.
	www.g0akh.f2s.com /Misc/The_Tamar_Bridge_Page.htm (201 words)

	Tamar Bridge (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		This confirms the ancient boundary fixed by Aethelstan 900 years previously as, indeed, does the Tamar Bridge Act 1998 that also confirms the power of the Duke...
		work is underway on the proposed Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge, and the...
		Tamar Abu-Moch, who is married to an Arab and has two children in the...
	www.wikiverse.org /tamar-bridge (2136 words)

	Plymouth, Tamar Road Bridge
		A bridge across the river Tamar in the area of Plymouth was first mooted by some local businessmen as long ago as 1823.
		The first bus to cross the bridge was a Western National Omnibus Company vehicle on the route 76 to Callington shortly after 5.30am.
		The Bridge was officially opened by HRH the Queen Mother on April 26th 1962 when she cut a tape on the Plymouth side and walked across the bridge to meet the Mayor of Saltash on the Cornish side of the river.
	www.plymouthdata.info /Bridges-TamarRoad.htm (539 words)

	Chief Bridges
		See live article Tamar Bridge The Tamar Bridge is a major road bridge in southwest England carrying traffic between Devon and Cornwall.
		Larger version Sequence showing the bridge opening Tower Bridge is a bridge in London, England, over the River Thames.
		Please modify as necessary Aberdeen is a royal burgh, city and county of a city, capital of Aberdeenshire, and chief seaport in the north of Scotland.
	www.wncwabash.com /14/15.html (363 words)

	Sheviock Barton How to find us.
		Stay on the A38, bypassing Plymouth, and cross over the Tamar Bridge into Cornwall.
		Having crossed the River Tamar into Cornwall, take the A374 out of Torpoint for about 6 miles until you reach the village of Sheviock.
		Coming via the Tamar Bridge is probably a bit quicker, even though it's a bit further.
	www.sheviockbarton.co.uk /sbfind.html (286 words)

	Cornwall - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Cornwall (Cornish: Kernow or occasionally Curnow) is a county of England's south-west peninsula, lying west of the River Tamar.
		Major road links between Cornwall and the rest of England are the A38 which crosses the Tamar at Plymouth via the Tamar Bridge, and the A30 which crosses the border south of Launceston.
		Newquay has an airport which has flights from London Gatwick, London Stansted, Bristol, Manchester, Leeds Bradford, Dublin, Birmingham, Durham Tees Valley and a flight to Málaga has recently been anounced.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Cornwall (2638 words)

	Tamar Bridge Act 1998
		(2) In the construction of the work authorised by this section the Authorities shall erect a good and sufficient fence on each side of so much of the bridge as is an elevated structure.
		The Authorities may within the limits of deviation shown on the deposited plan from time to time improve, alter, extend, renew, reconstruct or replace the bridge or any part thereof.
		- (1) In so far as they authorise the execution of any works on, over, under or to, or the exercise of any powers in relation to, any highway not forming part of the bridge, the powers conferred on the Authorities by this Act shall not be exercised without the consent of the highway authority.
	www.hmso.gov.uk /acts/locact98/80004--c.htm (1248 words)

	The Royal Albert Bridge
		Opened by Prince Albert in 1859, it was completed the year of the great engineer's death.
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		My plan is to eventually produce a model of the bridge to the scale of 2mm to 1 foot, with 2mm Finescale trains running on a track gauge of 9.42mm.
	www.royal-albert-bridge.co.uk (177 words)

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