File:Summit Bridge - Wolverhampton Level - BCN Old Main Line - Roebuck Lane, Smethwick (7372723804) (2).jpg
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[edit]DescriptionSummit Bridge - Wolverhampton Level - BCN Old Main Line - Roebuck Lane, Smethwick (7372723804) (2).jpg |
Another nice day in June free of rain, so I decided to try my new Fujifilm FinePix S2980 out at Smethwick Galton Bridge (including the railway, bridges and canals). The second canal from Roebuck Lane in Smethwick - in fact the Old Main Line of the BCN from the Summit Bridge. Summit Bridge - over the BCN Old Main Line. Summit Tunnel on the left with trees above. The Summit Bridge is Grade II* listed. 1868/0/10078 SANDWELL SUMMIT BRIDGE Birmingham Canal Wolverhampton Level II*
MATERIALS:Constructed of red brick with brick copings and a sandstone keystone. PLAN: It is a massive single span bridge with segmental arch. The towpath passes under the south western side. EXTERIOR: There are protruding brick pilasters, a double string course, and curving flanking abutments with short protruding end piers. On the north western face there is a cast iron date plaque bearing the legend 'MDCCXC'. SOURCES: `Smethwick: Communications', A History of the County of Staffordshire: Volume 17 (1976), 96-8; www.british-history.ac.uk/report.asp?compid=36174. Date accessed: 25 September 2006; AM7 Scheduling, WM12, Smeaton's Summit Bridge, 9 May 1972. SUMMARY OF IMPORTANCE: Smeaton's Summit Bridge, survives as an un-altered example of engineering prowess from the height of the industrial revolution. Designed by the leading civil engineer of the time, its massive proportions demonstrate technical innovation, providing an elegant solution to the requirement for a road crossing at this difficult site. The scale of the project can be seen as a precursor to later engineering projects of the railway era and ably demonstrates the technical excellence of John Smeaton. As part of the improvement scheme to the Birmingham mainline canal the Summit Bridge also provides reference to the high level of investment in, and importance of, canal navigations to the industrial development of Georgian England. |
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Summit Bridge - Wolverhampton Level - BCN Old Main Line - Roebuck Lane, Smethwick
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Author | Elliott Brown from Birmingham, United Kingdom |
Camera location | 52° 30′ 09.85″ N, 1° 58′ 40.88″ W | View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMap | 52.502736; -1.978021 |
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Camera manufacturer | FUJIFILM |
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Camera model | FinePix S2980 |
Exposure time | 1/1,200 sec (0.00083333333333333) |
F-number | f/3.1 |
ISO speed rating | 800 |
Date and time of data generation | 11:07, 14 June 2012 |
Lens focal length | 5 mm |
Orientation | Normal |
Horizontal resolution | 72 dpi |
Vertical resolution | 72 dpi |
Software used | Digital Camera FinePix S2980 Ver1.00 |
File change date and time | 11:07, 14 June 2012 |
Y and C positioning | Co-sited |
Exposure Program | Aperture priority |
Exif version | 2.3 |
Date and time of digitizing | 11:07, 14 June 2012 |
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Image compression mode | 2 |
APEX shutter speed | 10.2 |
APEX aperture | 3.26 |
APEX brightness | 5.49 |
APEX exposure bias | 0 |
Maximum land aperture | 3.26 APEX (f/3.1) |
Metering mode | Pattern |
Light source | Unknown |
Flash | Flash did not fire, compulsory flash suppression |
Supported Flashpix version | 1 |
Color space | sRGB |
Focal plane X resolution | 6,992 |
Focal plane Y resolution | 6,992 |
Focal plane resolution unit | 3 |
Sensing method | One-chip color area sensor |
File source | Digital still camera |
Scene type | A directly photographed image |
Custom image processing | Normal process |
Exposure mode | Auto exposure |
White balance | Auto white balance |
Scene capture type | Standard |
Sharpness | Normal |
Subject distance range | Unknown |