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(3) Two unique viaducts built in Great Britain in the 19
th
century show the most
vivid progress in world bridge construction. One of them is “Mouth Water” with supports
of 35.4 m high. It was built in 1822 and the other one was built in 1848. That structure was
called “Lockwood”. Its supports were 36m high and 1.36m wide.
(4) The stone bridge “Chester” built in 1834 is well known. Its 61m long span was a
world record for a masonry bridge till 1842.
(5) The first cast-iron bridge was also built in Great Britain in 1779 to span the
Severn at Coalbrookdale. A new page was written in the history of the world bridge erec-
tion. The bridge represented a tracery cast-iron arch with 30,6m span.
(6) The most celebrated bridge “Britannia” was built in 1850. It was erected for the
railway road. The bridge has survived to our days. This bridge looks like a cast-iron tube.
The trains travel through it. The span length surprises even our contemporary engineers –
the main spans are 140m long each and each land span is 70m long.
Ex. 7. Here are the dictionary definitions of the words used in the text
above. Say which word is meant. Paragraph reference may help you.
• to give honor to the memory of someone or something, remember, especially by a
public ceremony (paragraph 1);
• to repair; put back into good condition (paragraph 1);
• better than others; very good ( paragraph 2);
• modern (paragraph 2);
• a fall ( paragraph 2);
• a piece of ornamental work done with branching and crossing lines
(paragraph 5);
• well-known, famous (paragraph 6).
Ex. 8. Put the verbs given in brackets into the correct tense form. Translate
the sentences into Russian.
From time to time fires (to break out) in those buildings on the bridge though
everything and the bridge itself (to make) of stone. It (to be) interesting to note that 650
years later when modem London Bridge was (to build) to replace the old one, the workers
(to find) well-preserved wooden piles under the water surface.
Ex. 9. Answer the following questions to the text. Translate your answers
into Russian. Do it in written form.
1. What rivers are mentioned in the text? 2. What are the most famous bridges
spanned over the Thames? 3. What is the oldest bridge in Great Britain? 4. When was its
construction finished? 5. Were fires a danger to London bridges? 6. Were London bridges
made of wood? 7. What is the most vivid progress in world bridge construction? 8. What
is “Mouth Water” and what are its technical characteristics? 9. Why is the stone bridge
“Chester” a world record? 10. Were there any cast-iron bridges in Great Britain in the 18
th
century? 11. What was “Britannia” bridge like? Why does it surprise even modern engi-
neers?
Ex. 10. Translate paragraph 2 of the text. Do it in written form. Check your
translating speed.
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