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Howarth Erskine

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Singapore firm that won the contract for the steelwork of the Waibaidu Bridge (1906–07); it was the contractor, not the designer.

Howarth Erskine of Singapore won the tender for the steelwork of the Waibaidu Bridge, one of 17 bids received by the Shanghai Municipal Council. The steel itself was fabricated in England. The Chinese name of the firm is not given in the sources read.

Places

Waibaidu Bridge, the steel truss bridge over Suzhou Creek at the north end of the Bund.
Photo: Suicasmo

Bridge· 1906–1907

Waibaidu Bridge

外白渡桥Wàibáidù Qiáo

Riveted steel truss bridge of 1907 over the mouth of Suzhou Creek, the first steel bridge on the creek; its name recalls a toll-free crossing of the 1870s.

Sources

  1. 1.Shanghai Municipal Engineering Gazetteer (node 65878, Waibaidu Bridge section) (上海市政工程志（节点 65878，外白渡桥相关章节）), 上海市地方志办公室 — https://szfz.shtong.gov.cn/difangzhi-front/book/detailNew?oneId=1&bookId=68289&parentNodeId=68354&nodeId=65878&type=-1gazetteer
  2. 2.Shanghai Concessions Gazetteer (node 58016, Waibaidu Bridge section) (上海租界志（节点 58016，外白渡桥相关章节）), 上海市地方志办公室 — https://szfz.shtong.gov.cn/difangzhi-front/book/detailNew?oneId=1&bookId=63852&parentNodeId=64485&nodeId=58016&type=-1gazetteer
  3. 3.English Wikipedia (article given in each fact's locator) (English Wikipedia), Wikimedia Foundation — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waibaidu_Bridgewikipedia