William Edwards

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William Edwards

British engineer

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In Great Britain, William Edwards built what many people consider the most beautiful arch bridge in the British Isles—the Pontypridd Bridge (1750), over the Taff in Wales, with a lofty span of 42 meters (140 feet). In London the young Swiss engineer Charles Labelye, entrusted with the building…
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In Great Britain, William Edwards built what many people consider the most beautiful arch bridge in the British Isles—the Pontypridd Bridge (1750), over the Taff in Wales, with a lofty span of 42 meters (140 feet). In London the young Swiss engineer Charles Labelye, entrusted with the building…
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