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| Ancestor | Plate girder bridge |
|---|---|
| Descendant | Box girder bridge |
| Carries | heavy rail |
| Span range | Medium |
| Material | Wrought iron |
| Movable | No |
| Design effort | Very high |
| Falsework required | Depends upon length and degree of prefabrication |
A tubular bridge is a bridge built as a rigid box girder section within which the traffic is carried.[1] Famous examples include the original Britannia Bridge over the Menai Strait, the Conwy railway bridge over the River Conwy, designed and tested by William Fairbairn and built by Robert Stephenson between 1846 and 1850, and the original Victoria Bridge in Montreal.
- ^ Chrimes, Mike (1991). Civil Engineering 1839-1889. Alan Sutton Publishing. p. 47. ISBN 1-84015-008-4.