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The Jubilee Bridge is noteworthy in that it is a cantilever truss bridge, constructed entirely by riveting, without any nuts or bolts used in the construction <ref name=name/>.
The selection of the site of the bridge , design and construction is fully described in an 1888 article in ‘The Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers’
<ref>[https://www.icevirtuallibrary.com/doi/abs/10.1680/imotp.1888.20921 ‘Minutes of the Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers’ Volume 92 Issue 1888, pp. 73-96 ‘The erection of the Jubilee Bridge .... by Sir Bradford Leslie]; Retrieved on 15 Nov 2020</ref>. The bridge was designed for a broad gauge ([[Rail_gauge#Broad_Gauge|BG]]) double tracked railway , the central section 360 ft(110mtr) and the two side-spans are each 420 feet(128mtr) giving a total bridge length of 1200 feet(366mtr) between the side abutments
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