Sir William Arrol & Co.

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The Forth Rail Bridge built by Sir William Arrol & Co.

Sir William Arrol & Co. was a leading Scottish civil engineering business based in Glasgow.

1 Early history
2 Bridges
3 Titanic
4 Demise of the business
5 References
6 External links

[edit] Early history

The company was founded by William Arrol in Dalmarnock in Scotland in 1873.^[1]

[edit] Bridges

Bridges built by the company include:

The Caledonian Railway Bridge across the River Clyde completed in 1878

A closeup of the central section of the second Tay Bridge

The Tay Rail Bridge completed in 1887
The Forth Rail Bridge completed in 1890
Tower Bridge in London completed in 1894
North Bridge in Edinburgh completed in 1897
Redheugh Bridge in Newcastle upon Tyne completed in 1901
Connel Bridge completed in 1903
The Nile Bridge at Cairo completed in 1908
Middlesbrough Transporter Bridge completed in 1911
Southwark Bridge in London completed in 1921
Wearmouth Bridge completed in 1929
Tsoelike Suspension Bridge in Lesotho completed in 1930
Forth Road Bridge completed in 1964
Deptford Railroad Bridge completed in 1964
Severn Bridge completed in 1966
The second Craigellachie Bridge completed in 1970
The Humber Bridge completed in 1981

[edit] Titanic

March 6, 1912: Titanic (right) had to be moved out of the drydock so her sister Olympic, which had lost a propeller, could have it replaced.

The company was contracted by Harland and Wolff Shipyard, Belfast, to construct a large Gantry (known as the Arrol Gantry) for the construction of three new super-liners, one of which was called the Titanic. Like the ships themselves, the gantry crane was the one of largest built at the time, comparing with transporter bridges in length, height and capability.