An 1830 by-pass
Road engineering of 1830 - a bridge carrying the Maidstone-Cranbrook turnpike across the Loose Valley near Maidstone, Kent. The turnpike was surveyed by Henry Robinson Palmer and this bridge enabled the road to avoid the former steep descent and ascent of the valley. Shortly after this railways rendered trunk roads largely redundant and road engineering took a break for nearly 100 years.
This bridge today still carries the A229 across the valley.
An 1830 by-pass
Road engineering of 1830 - a bridge carrying the Maidstone-Cranbrook turnpike across the Loose Valley near Maidstone, Kent. The turnpike was surveyed by Henry Robinson Palmer and this bridge enabled the road to avoid the former steep descent and ascent of the valley. Shortly after this railways rendered trunk roads largely redundant and road engineering took a break for nearly 100 years.
This bridge today still carries the A229 across the valley.