• Broughton Suspension Bridge was rebuilt and strengthened, but, according to the Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870–72), it was propped...
  • Broughton Suspension Bridge was a suspended-deck suspension bridge built in 1826 to span the River Irwell between Broughton and Pendleton...
  • On April 12, 1831, the Broughton Suspension bridge collapsed, reportedly due to mechanical resonance induced by troops marching in step.
  • The Broughton Suspension Bridge was constructed in 1826 and crossed the River Irwell, between Broughton and Pendleton in Greater Manchester.
  • On the Broughton Suspension Bridge, the soldiers’ synchronized steps were the pushes, and the bridge itself was the swing.
  • Why do soldiers march out of step on a bridge? At a certain point, the bridge would start oscillating to the same rhythm as that of the marching steps.
  • The Broughton Suspension Bridge was rebuilt and remained until 1924, when it was replaced by a new bridge that stands to this day.
  • In 1831, a contingent of marching soldiers brought down the Broughton Suspension Bridge. How is tension used in a suspension bridge?
  • On 12th April 1831, Broughton Suspension Bridge collapsed when is started to vibrate in time with the marching of 74 men of the 60th Rifle Corps.
  • Broughton Suspension Bridge was an iron chain suspension bridge built in 1826 to span the River Irwell between Broughton and Pendleton, now in Salford...
  • Broughton Suspension Bridge. Military units break step when marching over bridges to avoid causing a resonate wave that could collapse the structure.
  • Broughton Suspension Bridge was an iron chain suspension bridge built in 1826 to span the River Irwell between Broughton and Pendleton, now in Salford...
  • Mr Cherian then narrated an incidence which took place in 1831 when a brigade of soldiers marched in step across England’s Broughton Suspension Bridge.