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  Windsor Garden Bridge
The bridge decks are pre assembled in the factory with 2 inches thick cedar plank for heavy load capacity for bridges 8' and over, one inch decking for 6' bridges and under.
All cedar bridges decking boards are jointed by wood towels and then glued and screwed to the cross span to prevent loose boards from heavy usage or the outdoor weather elements.
All cedar bridges decking boards are jointed by wood towels and then glued and screwd to the cross span to prevent loose boards from the heavy foot traffic as well as the outdoor weather elements.
www.mastergardenproducts.com /windsorbridges.htm   (579 words)

  
 CORNISH-WINDSOR BRIDGE - New Hampshire Covered Bridges   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
This bridge spans the Connecticut River connecting the towns of Cornish N.H. and Windsor, Vt.
The structure was purchased by the state in 1936 and operated it as a toll bridge until June 1, 1943.
The bridge was reconstructed by the state in 1989 at a cost of $4,450,000 and was opened to traffic on December 8, 1989.
www.nh.gov /nhdhr/bridges/p39.html   (267 words)

  
 Windsor and Eton Travel Guide
Windsor and Eton are twin towns, in Berkshire, in the south of England, separated by the River Thames and joined together by Windsor Bridge.
Windsor is an ancient town most famous for its castle, construction of which began in 1075, and which is the largest and oldest occupied castle in the world.
Windsor and Eton Central is the terminus of a frequent shuttle to Slough station, which gives interchange to frequent local trains on the London Paddington to Reading line and to the few fast trains which stop at Slough.
www.imakoopedia.org /en/article/Windsor_and_Eton   (2147 words)

  
 The Town Bridge, Windsor. 1824. A ThamesWeb illustrated history
Windsor has been without a direct road link to Eton since April 1970, when engineers decided that the old cast iron bridge was no longer up to the task of carrying thousands of vehicles, including buses, day in day out, as cracks had developed in the supporting cast iron girders.
It is true that the bridge developed cracks at some point in its history, (in those areas where the was an element of tension), but it had already been used for a very long time by heavy traffic that the original designer could not possibly have envisaged.
The Elizabeth Bridge, upstream to the west of Windsor.
www.thamesweb.co.uk /windsor/windsorbridges/winbridge.html   (3226 words)

  
 Walkabout - Windsor
Certainly the modern bridge, the wide road which mixes historic houses with service stations, the modern malls and the refusal to keep this old town in some kind of pristine condition is shameful.
Windsor can claim to be the third European settlement in Australia after Sydney Cove and Parramatta.
Tebbutt, a gentleman farmer and talented amateur astronomer, was born in Windsor in 1834.
www.walkabout.com.au /fairfax/locations/NSWWindsor.shtml   (1351 words)

  
 Windsor Bridge - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Windsor Bridge or Windsor Town Bridge, is a bridge over the River Thames between the towns of Windsor and Eton in the English county of Berkshire.
In 1242, permission was granted for oak trees to be felled in Windsor Forest for the purpose of constructing a new bridge between Windsor and Eton.
In 2002 the bridge was refurbished, with repairs to the structure and new parapets including integral lighting.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Windsor_Bridge   (354 words)

  
 Windsor: Connecticut River Byway
Windsor is the Waypoint community for an area that includes the towns of West Windsor, Hartland, and Weathersfield, VT, and Cornish and Plainfield, NH.
Windsor and the surrounding area draw their character from the visual presence of Mt. Ascutney and the beauty of the river valley.
Windsor Heritage Days gather the entire region in a celebration of the village's proud past.
www.ctrivertravel.net /windsor.htm   (2693 words)

  
 Ashtabula County Ohio Covered Bridge Festival
The bridge is constructed over Mill Creek in Jefferson Township, and it features a timber arch with inverted Haupt walls.
The Graham Road Bridge, which was built from remnants of a bridge washed downstream in the 1913 flood, now sits in a small park on the south side of the road.
Pratt truss construction was used for this 107-foot bridge built in 1995 with funding from an ODOT Timber Grant.
www.coveredbridgefestival.org /bridges.htm   (963 words)

  
 Twigg Bridge, West Windsor
originally the100 foot trusses from the retired Garfield Bridge were cut in half and this bridge was constructed and a twin bridge is in Pomfret Vermont.
The Twigg bridge is one of the privately owned bridges in Vermont and handsomely decorated with hanging plants.
The bridge is used as an entrance to a planned development.
www.geocities.com /pjpellet/twigg-bridge.html   (148 words)

  
 Bridges: Windsor Mills Wooden Covered Bridge With Stone Piers Over Phelps Creek, Old Wiswell Road, Ashtabula County ...
The scenic Windsor Mills Covered Wooden Bridge is just south of US 322 in Ashtabula County, a couple of miles west of Windsor (in the Orwell vicinity).
Bridge is to be raised soon to sit on its new supports.
It also appears that once the bridge is raised sufficiently, the new massive wooden stringers will be moved outward and be lowered to sit in the notches thatwere built into the outer edges of the tops of the piers.
www.venangoil.com /bridgeswindsormills.html   (1344 words)

  
 The Bissell Bridge
The Bissell Bridge, carrying Interstate 291 across the Connecticut River north of Hartford, connects Windsor to South Windsor.
As traffic increased, the six-lane bridge became a regional bottleneck; and when the river flooded, its low-lying approaches often had to be closed.
The Authority was responsible for the planned Bissell Bridge, along with the new Putnam and Bissell Bridges, and tolls on the Charter Oak and Bulkeley bridges.
www.kurumi.com /roads/ct/br-bissell.html   (661 words)

  
 Clarence Hotel Windsor
The historic core of Windsor has grown up over the centuries in the shadows of Windsor Castle and each successive monarch has left their mark upon the town.
The bridge was built in the reign of Henry III in the 13th century and was a wooden structure.
As you cross the bridge you can see the Eton College Boathouses on the left where the scull and sciffs are kept for the boys to practice their rowing.
www.clarence-hotel.co.uk /windsorwalk.htm   (798 words)

  
 Windsor and Eton travel guide - Wikitravel   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Windsor and Eton [1] are twin towns, in Berkshire, in the south of England, separated by the River Thames and joined together by Windsor Bridge.
Windsor Great Park is a huge parkland area behind the castle and which includes The Long Walk, which runs from Windsor Castle past Old Windsor's western perimeter to the Copper Horse statue, Virginia Water lake and Savill Gardens (above).
Windsor's area code (for landline numbers) is 01753 when dialled from within the UK or +441753 from outside the UK.
wikitravel.org /en/Windsor_and_Eton   (2399 words)

  
 Windsor travel guide - Wikitravel
Windsor [1] is a mid-sized Canadian city on the southwest tip of Ontario.
Windsor is also easily accessible by crossing the Windsor-Detroit Tunnel or the Ambassador Bridge from Detroit.
Windsor is a city that was built for the car, thus earning its nickname the 'Automotive Capital of Canada'.
wikitravel.org /en/Windsor_(Ontario)   (2756 words)

  
 The Downstream Bridges of Windsor and Datchet. History by ThamesWeb, Windsor
The bridge was for the use of the public and was at all times free of toll much to the concern of Windsor's Corporation who lost revenue from their toll bridge as a result, but were recompensed by The Treasury.
Victoria Bridge was built originally at the same time as the Albert Bridge in 1851 and paid for in part by the Windsor, Staines and Richmond Railway Company, anxious to extend their line from Staines, through Datchet to Windsor, in the hope of royal patronage.
Victoria Bridge was reopened in 1967 but not before the railway company, the nationalised British Railways by this time, had been pressed to make a substantial contribution towards the cost of repairing the bridge, the upkeep of which their predecessors had been responsible for over the preceding 110 years.
www.thamesweb.co.uk /windsor/windsorbridges/bridges2.html   (3154 words)

  
 WINDSOR HUMAN RELATIONS COMMISSION
WINDSOR, CONN., October 10, 2006 –The Town of Windsor’s Human Relations Commission and Citizens for a United Windsor (CUW) have announced the names of the 2006 Windsor Bridge-Builders Awards honorees.
Invitation forms are available at the Town Clerk's office in Town Hall, at the Main branch and the Wilson branches of the Windsor Public Library, and at L P. Wilson Community Center, outside of the Recreation Dept. Invitation forms also may be downloaded.
The Windsor Bridge-Builders Awards was created 12 years ago to honor individuals, organizations and businesses that make an outstanding contribution to human relations in Windsor.
townofwindsorct.com /edirect/CUW06.htm   (269 words)

  
 The Star Beacon; Ashtabula, Ohio - Windsor Historical Society partners for bridge fest   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
WINDSOR TOWNSHIP - - Members and volunteers with Windsor Historical Society are busily gearing up their events for the county's Covered Bridge Festival next weekend.
The society's historic Windsor Episcopal Church museum on Route 322 at Wiswell Road along with the county's historic Windsor Mills covered bridge are the focal sites for the two-day activities, according to Marian Alderman, society historian.
The wooden bridge was originally built in 1867 and through the years used for motorized and foot traffic.
www.starbeacon.com /local/local_story_281174203   (612 words)

  
 Windsor & Eton Self Guided Walk - Victoria Bridge to Jubilee River
The main bridge out of Windsor for hundreds of years was Windsor Bridge.
The bridge had a chequered history until the 1840's when the Windsor Improvement act divided the area between private and public land as it now stands.
The Maidenhead, Windsor and Eton Flood Alleviation Scheme is a new 11.6km man made channel (now known as Jubilee River), plus some five kilometres of flood banks, designed to help protect people, property, roads and vital services from flooding.
www.londontoolkit.com /whattodo/windsor_walk_4.htm   (544 words)

  
 The Thames Path - Windsor to Bourne End
Windsor & Eton Central station is right opposite the castle (around 5 minutes walk to the river), but trains seem to be it's secondary purpose today - the single platform is right at the back of the building.
Ahead is the unattractive concrete bridge (known as Elizabeth Bridge) that carries the A332 across the river.
The plaque on the bridge states that the brick arches are the widest and flattest in the world - at the time, many thought such a bridge would be impossible.
www.thames-path.org.uk /thames_windsor_bourne_end.html   (1838 words)

  
 The Thames Path - Staines to Windsor
There has been a bridge here since Roman times initially a wooden bridge, but a new stone bridge was built in 1796, but this began to crack and was replaced with an iron bridge which also had to be replaced in 1807, although the older wooden bridge still survived.
Windsor & Eton Riverside station is at the bottom of the high street, near the river and has trains every 30 minutes to Staines and on to London Waterloo, via Twickenham and Richmond, taking around 50 minutes, operated by South West Trains.
Windsor & Eton Central station is right opposite the castle, but trains seem to be it's secondary purpose today - the single platform is right at the back of the building.
www.thames-path.org.uk /thames_staines_windsor.html   (1551 words)

  
 Ambassador Bridge - History
After studying the finances and construction of bridge projects in this country and in Europe, Bower took up the project late in 1924, purchasing options of the stock of the Canadian and American Transit companies (primarily because of the government authorizations).
Essex County, Ontario, held a spirited referendum in which the bridge project was approved by the voters.
In Detroit, an objection that the proposed bridge's 135-foot clearance would limit future navigation was overcome after some protracted discussion.
www.ambassadorbridge.com /history/index.html   (548 words)

  
 Windsor Bridge
1730:  Daniel Beaumont, starchmaker, was prohibited from selling wine on a ship near Windsor Bridge on the Eton side, without a licence;  the scholars of the college being enticed to spend their time in idleness on board the said vessel.
A wooden bridge over the river Thames joins Windsor and Eton, so called from its low situation amongst the waters, and it is a gravelly soil, it is observed that no place is more healthy than this.
The view of Windsor from the Brocas is the grandest on the River Thames.
thames.me.uk /s00600.htm   (547 words)

  
 The House on the Bridge Restaurant - conference and meeting venue uk,corporate,hospitality and conferences uk,evenings ...
The House on the Bridge Riverside Restaurant situated by the river Thames at Windsor Bridge in Eton adjacent to Eton College boathouses overlooking Windsor Castle with its towers turrets and battlements is world renowned for fine food and wine in a relaxed friendly atmosphere.
Sunday Lunch at The House on the Bridge is a traditional event for locals as well as a special day for family occasions.
Windsor races take place every Monday in the summer months and we offer an exclusive package including a drinks reception, a boat ride to and from the racecourse, entrance to the members enclosure together with a race card and a delicious meal to end a splendid day.
www.house-on-the-bridge.co.uk   (316 words)

  
 Cornish-Windsor Covered Bridge   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
At 449 feet and 5 inches feet long, the Cornish-Windsor Covered Bridge is currently the longest historic covered bridge in the United States and is the longest double span covered bridge in the world.
The covered bridge is of a town lattice truss design and was built in 1866 by Bela J. Fletcher and James F. Tasker at a cost of $9,000.
Originally built as a toll bridge that connected the communities of Cornish, New Hampshire with Windsor, Vermont as it crosses over the Connecticut River, it became a toll free crossing thanks to the State of New Hampshire in 1943.
www.gribblenation.net /nepics/cornish   (184 words)

  
 Windsor & Eton Self Guided Walk - Windsor to Victoria Bridge
You are now by the riverside, on the eastern side of the Windsor Bridge.
In this small area is Windsor Riverside Station, the second line to London from Windsor.
Both lines to Windsor were built in the 1840's, and there was fierce competition between the two lines to open first.
www.londontoolkit.com /whattodo/windsor_walk_3.htm   (398 words)

  
 Vermont's Covered Bridges, Vermont, Tours, History, Trusses
Although the state of New Hampshire is principally responsible for the upkeep of the bridge; she questions whether that state should be contacted since the bridge is shared by both states and needed money for repairs on the Toll House are becoming evident.
The alteration of the roof bracing is attributed to the demise of that bridge and is used as an example of what not to do to bridge members without destroying the structural integrity of the bridge.
The Upper Falls Bridge, also known as the Downers Bridge, is possibly one of the handsomest covered bridges in the state.
www.vermontbridges.com /bridger.winter05.htm   (5784 words)

  
 Heritage Trail   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
As you cross the bridge you can see the Eton College Boathouses where the scull and skiffs are kept for the boys to practice their rowing.
On crossing Barnes Pool Bridge at the end of the High Street you are within the boundaries of Eton College.
Their knowledge of Windsor and Eton will bring history alive as you wander leisurely through these enchanting riverside towns.
www.windsor.gov.uk /breaks/heritage_trail.htm   (859 words)

  
 Windsor, Berkshire - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Windsor (IPA: usually [ˈwɪnzə], but also [ˈwɪndzə]) is a suburban town and tourist destination in the Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead in Berkshire, England.
Windsor Castle and the River Thames from the Brocas Meadows in Eton
Windsor lies on National Cycle Network Route 4 (London—St David's).
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Windsor,_Berkshire   (731 words)

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