John Webster (engineer)

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John Webster (1845-1914) was born in Warrington, Cheshire and was involved mainly with the design and construction of bridges in Britain and numerous other countries. Amongst his greater achievements were the re-construction of the Conway Suspension Bridge, the Widnes-Runcorn Transporter Bridge and the Shepherds Bush Stadium for the Olympic Games of 1908. His last work was Warrington Bridge at Bridgefoot which was one of the earliest examples of a reinforced concrete bridge.

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  • Thompson, Dave. Bridging the Years: The Story of Runcorn-Widnes Transporter Bridge, Dave Thompson, 2000.
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