• LimpRimble@lemmy.ca
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    24 days ago

    the structure was actually built in the nineteenth century as part of a project to replace Bishop Skirlaw’s bridge, a task spearheaded by the famous architect Ignatius Bonomi.

    And Ignatius Bonomi, beside having a great name, was the surveyor whose work included the first railroad bridge:

    The bridge famously featured on the opening day of the railway, 27 September 1825, when Locomotion No. 1 crossed it with a train of coal and passengers.
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skerne_Bridge

    So, not Roman, but still pretty cool.