Easter Balmoral Bridge

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The abutments are solid with rounded cutwaters and a flood arch on both sides under the shore bay. The chain is not, in this early and unorthodox example of a suspension bridge, a metal rope but a succession of paired flat links. Four diagonal rods ray out from each tapering wrought iron pylon. As you walk over the bridge, you can see these rods vibrating gently; and, from the bank, you see that they continue below the deck to provide bracing. Below are truss rods providing extra support. It is an unusual bridge by a man who was experimenting with suspension methods. [1]