Headup Games took initiative to offer sales on the game and cross-promote the other titles in the series. This created a large interest in the title, resulting it being the top paid iOS within 10 days of the image's posting. The post showed a GIF-image of a truck just making it across a bridge as it was collapsing underneath it. While it was generally successful in Europe and topped the app charts there, it didn't really catch on in North America until after a Reddit post by a player of the game within the "GamePhysics" subforum in March 2014.
BRIDGE CONSTRUCTOR FLASH WINDOWS
The second Bridge Constructor game, eponymous to the series, was released for Microsoft Windows on 1 December 2011. It shows the typical gameplay of the series, having constructed a bridge to the stage's limitations by testing that bridge by setting a vehicle (in this case, a tanker-truck) across it. It’s appropriate that the town is in Shropshire where Telford’s career took off, but his greatest legacy will always be in Scotland.The GIF image that was posted to Reddit that led to the success of Bridge Constructor in North America. The civil engineer’s name can be found on roads, colleges, bridges and a whole ‘new’ town Telford is named after him. Telford died in 1834 and is buried in Westminster Abbey. It wasn’t until 1936 that the iron chain cables were replaced with steel. At the time it was the biggest suspension in the world. Telford really thought ahead! The bridge reduced the journey time from London to Holyhead by nine hours. Each chain had four adjusting links to allow for different lengths caused by production imperfections. To prevent rusting the iron was soaked in linseed oil after manufacturing. Sixteen wrought iron chain cables were needed to support the 176 metre span. The site of the bridge was chosen for its high banks, allowing ships to pass beneath. The bridge connects the Island of Anglesey (including the important port of Holyhead) to mainland Wales. Unfortunately two bridges were built on either side of it rather ruining the vista.īut the grandest and most famous of Telford’s bridges is Menai Suspension Bridge, which was also finished in 1826. The bridge is now managed by the National Trust and is not open to traffic. The bridge looks spectacular next to the world heritage site of Conwy Castle and he designed it to match the castle, including castellated towers and machicolations (murder holes for pouring oil).
It is one of the earliest road suspension bridges and was completed in 1826. The next bridge is Conwy Suspension Bridge in Conwy, North Wales. Craigellachie was part of major project to transform the transport system of the Highlands he added or improved 920 miles of roads, a sixty mile canal, harbours and thirty-two churches. He considered the iron used in Ironbridge to be poorly cast. He liked to test materials, and was one of the first engineers to do this thoroughly before building. The iron has a high tensile strength, something probably specified by Telford. The ironwork was made in Wales, which was transported on the Ellesmere Canal (built by Telford) along the Pontcysyllte aqueduct (built by Telford) then by sea to Speymouth. The bridge has a single span of 46 metres over the River Spey and is made of cast iron. One post alone can’t do justice to Thomas Telford, so I’m going to tell you about three bridges, starting with Craigellachie Bridge in Moray, Scotland. In this role he planned, amongst other things, bridges – forty in Shropshire. The county surveyor is responsible for civil architecture. Pulteney then ensured Telford was given the job of surveyor of works in Shropshire. He warned the parishioners that the church was about to collapse. Telford’s reputation was further enhanced when he surveyed a church with a leaky roof. Pulteney gave him a project of renovating the derelict Shrewsbury Castle into a home, so Telford obligingly turn the Norman motte and bailey into a house, complete with a folly tower for the MP’s wife. He was very keen on the materials being right for the job. Telford taught himself civil engineering from basic construction to the best materials. There he acquired a wealthy patron William Pulteney MP – the same family as the Pulteney’s in Bath. At fourteen he became a stonemason’s apprentice and built his first road on the estate of a local duke.īy twenty-five he was in London.
Telford spent much of his early childhood shepherding while attending school. He was born to a shepherd on the Scottish Borders, but was raised by his widowed mother after his father died when he was still a baby. His architectural and construction plans include canals, harbours and bridges of which there are 120 in Scotland. It would be very remiss of me if I didn’t dedicate today’s letter to Thomas Telford (1757-1834), a Scottish engineer, and perhaps Britain’s greatest civil engineer whose nickname is the “Colossus of Roads”.
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