KEEPING THE BRIDGE: Anti‐corrosion Treatment for the New Tamar Road Bridge

Spanning the River Tamar by the side of Brunel's famous Saltash railway bridge, the new Tamar Road bridge forges a new link by road between the City of Plymouth and the county of Cornwall. It was opened in October and its vital statistics are a 1,000‐ft. span, two side‐spans of 374 ft., a total suspended length of 1,848 ft. and a water‐level clearance of between 105 and 110 ft. In all, a weighty corrosion problem.