THE BRIDGE WAS OPENED BY H.R.H. THE
PRINCE OF WALES ON TUESDAY MARCH 4,1890
LENGTH ONE MILE AND 1,005 YARDS.
FROM THE BASE OF THE DEEPEST
PIER TO THE TOP OF THE CANTILEYERS
THE TOTAL HEIGHT IS 450 FEET, THE
TWO LONGEST SPANS ARE EACH 1,710
FEET WIDE. THE BRIDGE WAS BEGUN
IN DECEMBER 1882, AND ITS CON-
STRUCTION HAS COST TWO
MILLIONS & A QUARTER
STERLING.
Reverse script
Latin
Engraver
Ludwig Christian Lauer, Nuremberg, Germany (1729-1924)
