THE WIDENING OF BLACKFRIARS BRIDGE (INCLUDING PLATES AT BACK OF VOLUME).
Papers.] THE WIDENING OF BLACKFRIARS BRIDGE. 271 SECT. 11.-OTHER SELECTEDPAPERS. (Poper No. 3980.) The Widening of Blackfriars Bridge." By DAVID ANDERSON, B.Sc., and .HARRY CUNNINGHAM, Assoc. MM. Inst. C.E. THE bridge whose wideningforms the subject of this Paper was opened to the publicbyQueenVictoria in 1869 and superseded a bridge stone of nine arches completed in 1769. stone This bridge, which was 45 feet wide between parapets, had to be removedowing to extensivedeterioration inthestructure itself and t o the foundationshavingsufferedfrom the increasedscour of the river due to the reconstructionof London Bridge...
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