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нaвoдить мocты, уcтaнaвливaть кoнтaктыWhen it comes to trade, the nations of the world generally do better by building bridges rather than walls (Time) -
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1) Военный термин: навести мосты, наводить мосты2) Фразеологизм: налаживать отношения -
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English-Russian dictionary of terms that are used in computer games > build bridges
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I [bɪld] II 1. [bɪld]verbo transitivo (pass., p.pass. built)1) (construct) costruire [factory, church, railway]; erigere [ monument]2) (assemble) costruire, assemblare [engine, ship]4) (establish) costruire [career, future]; instaurare [ relationship]; fondare, costruire [ empire]; favorire [ prosperity]; costituire, formare [ team]to build one's hopes on sth. — riporre le proprie speranze in qcs
5) costruire [sequence, set, word] (anche gioc.)2.verbo intransitivo (pass., p.pass. built)1) (construct) costruire2) fig. (use as a foundation)to build on — basarsi o fondarsi su [popularity, success]
•- build in- build up* * *[bild] 1. past tense, past participle - built; verb(to form or construct from parts: build a house/railway/bookcase.) costruire2. noun(physical form: a man of heavy build.) forma; corporatura- builder- building
- building society
- built-in
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- build up* * *build /bɪld/n. [cu]1 ( di persona) corporatura; fisico: sturdy build, corporatura robusta; powerful build, fisico possente; solid build, corporatura forte (o massiccia); athletic build, fisico atletico; slender build, corporatura esile♦ (to) build /bɪld/(pass. e p. p. built)A v. t.1 costruire; edificare; erigere: to build new schools, costruire nuove scuole; to build a road, costruire (o fare) una strada; to build a ship, costruire una nave; to build a wall, costruire (o erigere) un muro; A swallow has built its nest under my roof, una rondine ha fatto il nido sotto il mio tetto3 creare; costruire; formare; sviluppare: to build a business, creare un'azienda; metter su un'impresa; to build confidence, creare fiducia; to build a relationship, sviluppare una relazione; to build an army, creare un esercito4 ► to build up, A def. 36 – to build on (o upon) basare su; fondare su: to build a theory on facts, basare una teoria sui fatti; to build all one's hopes on st., fondare o (riporre) ogni speranza in qc.B v. i.3 ► to build up, B def. 2● (fig.) to build bridges ► bridge (1) □ (fig.) to build on sand, costruire sulla sabbia.* * *I [bɪld] II 1. [bɪld]verbo transitivo (pass., p.pass. built)1) (construct) costruire [factory, church, railway]; erigere [ monument]2) (assemble) costruire, assemblare [engine, ship]4) (establish) costruire [career, future]; instaurare [ relationship]; fondare, costruire [ empire]; favorire [ prosperity]; costituire, formare [ team]to build one's hopes on sth. — riporre le proprie speranze in qcs
5) costruire [sequence, set, word] (anche gioc.)2.verbo intransitivo (pass., p.pass. built)1) (construct) costruire2) fig. (use as a foundation)to build on — basarsi o fondarsi su [popularity, success]
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8 maintenance of road bridges
< build> ■ Wartung von Straßenbrücken f DIN 1076English-german technical dictionary > maintenance of road bridges
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9 People are lonely because they build walls instead of bridges.
<01> Люди одиноки, потому, что вместо мостов они строят стены. Anonymous (Неизвестный автор).Англо-русский словарь цитат, пословиц, поговорок и идиом > People are lonely because they build walls instead of bridges.
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10 bridge
bri‹
1. noun1) (a structure carrying a road or railway over a river etc.) puente2) (the narrow raised platform for the captain of a ship.) puente de mando3) (the bony part (of the nose).) caballete4) (the support of the strings of a violin etc.) puente
2. verb1) (to build a bridge over: They bridged the stream.) construir/tender un puente sobre2) (to close a gap, pause etc: He bridged the awkward silence with a funny remark.) llenar, salvarbridge n puentetr[brɪʤ]1 puente nombre masculino2 (of nose) caballete nombre masculino3 (on ship) puente nombre masculino de mando4 (game) bridge nombre masculino1 (river) tender un puente sobre\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto bridge the gap colmar un vacíowe'll cross that bridge when we come to it nos ocuparemos del problema cuando surjarailway bridge puente nombre masculino ferroviariorope bridge puente nombre masculino de cuerdasstone-arch bridge puente nombre masculino de arcos1) : tender un puente sobre2)to bridge the gap : salvar las diferenciasbridge n1) : puente m2) : caballete m (de la nariz)3) : puente m de mando (de un barco)4) denture: puente m (dental)5) : bridge m (juego de naipes)n.• alzaprima s.f.• caballete s.m.• diablo s.m.• juego de naipes s.m.• puente s.m.
I brɪdʒ1) ca) puente mto build bridges — tender* un puente (de unión)
we'll cross that bridge when we come to it — ese problema lo resolveremos cuando llegue el momento; burn I 1) a), water I 1)
b) ( on ship) puente m (de mando)c) ( of nose) caballete m; ( of glasses) puente m2) c ( Dent) puente m3) u ( card game) bridge m
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transitive verb \<\<river\>\> tender* or construir* un puente sobre; \<\<differences\>\> salvar
I [brɪdʒ]1. N1) (gen) puente m (also Mus)to build a bridge between two communities — (fig) crear un vínculo (de unión) entre dos comunidades
we must rebuild our bridges — (fig) tenemos que restablecer las relaciones
- burn one's bridges2) (Naut) puente m de mando3) [of nose] caballete m ; [of spectacles] puente m4) (Dentistry) puente m2.to bridge a gap — (fig) llenar un vacío
3.CPDbridge building N — construcción f de puentes; (fig) restablecimiento m de relaciones
II [brɪdʒ]1.N (Cards) bridge m2.CPDbridge party N — reunión f de bridge
bridge player N — jugador(a) m / f de bridge
bridge roll N — tipo de bollo pequeño y alargado
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I [brɪdʒ]1) ca) puente mto build bridges — tender* un puente (de unión)
we'll cross that bridge when we come to it — ese problema lo resolveremos cuando llegue el momento; burn I 1) a), water I 1)
b) ( on ship) puente m (de mando)c) ( of nose) caballete m; ( of glasses) puente m2) c ( Dent) puente m3) u ( card game) bridge m
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transitive verb \<\<river\>\> tender* or construir* un puente sobre; \<\<differences\>\> salvar -
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I 1. noun1) (lit. or fig.) Brücke, diecross that bridge when you come to it — (fig.) alles zu seiner Zeit
2) (Naut.) [Kommando]brücke, die4) (of violin, spectacles) Steg, der5) (Dent.) [Zahn]brücke, die2. transitive verbeine Brücke bauen od. errichten od. schlagen über (+ Akk.)II noun(Cards) Bridge, das* * *[bri‹] 1. noun1) (a structure carrying a road or railway over a river etc.) die Brücke2) (the narrow raised platform for the captain of a ship.) die Kommandobrücke3) (the bony part (of the nose).) der Nasenrücken4) (the support of the strings of a violin etc.) der Steg2. verb1) (to build a bridge over: They bridged the stream.) eine Brücke schlagen über2) (to close a gap, pause etc: He bridged the awkward silence with a funny remark.) überbrücken* * *[brɪʤ]I. n8.▶ let's cross that \bridge when we come to it alles zu seiner Zeit▶ to be water under the \bridge der Vergangenheit angehören▶ a lot of water has gone under the \bridge since then seit damals ist viel Wasser den Rhein hinuntergeflossenII. vtto \bridge a gap eine Kluft überwinden* * *I [brɪdZ]1. ndon't cross your bridges before you come to them (fig) — lass die Dinge einfach auf dich zukommen
2. vtriver, railway eine Brücke schlagen or bauen über (+acc); (fig) überbrückenIIto bridge the gap (fig) — die Zeit überbrücken; (between people) die Kluft überbrücken
n (CARDS)Bridge nt* * *bridge1 [brıdʒ]A s1. Brücke f:the Bridge of Sighs die Seufzerbrücke (in Venedig);burn one’s bridges (behind one) fig alle Brücken hinter sich abbrechen;don’t cross your bridges before you come ( oder get) to them fig lass doch die Dinge (einfach) auf dich zukommen;that’s all water under the bridge fig das ist (alles) Schnee von gestern;a lot of water has flowed under the bridge since then seitdem ist schon sehr viel Wasser die Isar etc heruntergeflossen2. SCHIFF (Kommando)Brücke f6. MED (Zahn)Brücke f7. CHEM Brücke f8. ELEKb) Brücke(nschaltung) f9. MUSa) Steg m (eines Streichinstruments)b) Saitenhalter m (bei Zupfinstrumenten und beim Klavier)10. Ringen, Turnen: Brücke f:make a bridge → CB v/t2. ELEK und fig überbrücken:this money will bridge you over till next month dieses Geld wird dich bis zum nächsten Monat über Wasser halten; → academic.ru/39735/gap">gap 7bridge2 [brıdʒ] s Bridge n (ein Kartenspiel)* * *I 1. noun1) (lit. or fig.) Brücke, diecross that bridge when you come to it — (fig.) alles zu seiner Zeit
2) (Naut.) [Kommando]brücke, die4) (of violin, spectacles) Steg, der5) (Dent.) [Zahn]brücke, die2. transitive verbeine Brücke bauen od. errichten od. schlagen über (+ Akk.)II noun(Cards) Bridge, das* * *(ships) n.Kommandobrücke f. n.Brücke -n f.Überführung f. v.eine Brücke schlagen ausdr.überbrücken v. -
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I [brɪdʒ]2) fig. (link) ponte m., collegamento m.3) (stage) (transitional) passaggio m.; (springboard) trampolino m. di lancio (to verso)4) (on ship) ponte m., plancia f. di comando5) (of nose) dorso m.6) (of spectacles) ponticello m.7) (on guitar, violin) ponticello m.8) med. ponte m.••II [brɪdʒ]1) costruire un ponte su [ river]2) fig.to bridge the gap between two countries — gettare un o fare da ponte tra due paesi
III [brɪdʒ]to bridge a gap in [sth.] — riempire un vuoto in [ conversation]; sanare un buco di [ budget]; colmare una lacuna in [ knowledge]
nome (card game) bridge m.* * *[bri‹] 1. noun1) (a structure carrying a road or railway over a river etc.) ponte2) (the narrow raised platform for the captain of a ship.) ponte, passerella3) (the bony part (of the nose).) dorso, ponte4) (the support of the strings of a violin etc.) ponticello2. verb1) (to build a bridge over: They bridged the stream.) costruire un ponte su2) (to close a gap, pause etc: He bridged the awkward silence with a funny remark.) colmare* * *I [brɪdʒ]2) fig. (link) ponte m., collegamento m.3) (stage) (transitional) passaggio m.; (springboard) trampolino m. di lancio (to verso)4) (on ship) ponte m., plancia f. di comando5) (of nose) dorso m.6) (of spectacles) ponticello m.7) (on guitar, violin) ponticello m.8) med. ponte m.••II [brɪdʒ]1) costruire un ponte su [ river]2) fig.to bridge the gap between two countries — gettare un o fare da ponte tra due paesi
III [brɪdʒ]to bridge a gap in [sth.] — riempire un vuoto in [ conversation]; sanare un buco di [ budget]; colmare una lacuna in [ knowledge]
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{bridʒ}
I. 1. мост
a BRIDGE of boats понтонен мост
to cross a BRIDGE when one comes to it прен. занимавам се с даден проблем само когато/ако той възникне
2. мор. капитански мостик
3. анат. горната костна част на носа
4. муз. магаренце (на цигулка и пр.)
5. зъболекарство мост
6. част от рамката на очила, свързваща двете стъкла
7. сп. мост
8. мор., жп. семафорен мост
9. билярд дървена подпорка за щеки
II. 1. построявам/прекарвам мост/път над (река долина и пр.) (и с over)
2. служа за мост, свързвам
3. преч. попълвам, запълвам, пол. ик. попълвам дефицит
4. прен. заобикалям
преодолявам пречки/трудности (и с over)
to BRIDGE the gap прен. скъсявам разстоянието, изглаждам различията
III. n карта бридж
BRIDGE player играч на бридж, бриджъор* * *{brij} n 1. мост; a bridge of boats понтонен мост; to cross a bridge (2) v 1. построявам/прекарвам мост/път над (река долина и п{3} n карта бридж; bridge player играч на бридж, бриджьор.* * *бридж; мостик; мост;* * *1. a bridge of boats понтонен мост 2. bridge player играч на бридж, бриджъор 3. i. мост 4. ii. построявам/прекарвам мост/път над (река долина и пр.) (и с over) 5. iii. n карта бридж 6. to bridge the gap прен. скъсявам разстоянието, изглаждам различията 7. to cross a bridge when one comes to it прен. занимавам се с даден проблем само когато/ако той възникне 8. анат. горната костна част на носа 9. билярд дървена подпорка за щеки 10. зъболекарство мост 11. мор. капитански мостик 12. мор., жп. семафорен мост 13. муз. магаренце (на цигулка и пр.) 14. прен. заобикалям 15. преодолявам пречки/трудности (и с over) 16. преч. попълвам, запълвам, пол. ик. попълвам дефицит 17. служа за мост, свързвам 18. сп. мост 19. част от рамката на очила, свързваща двете стъкла* * *bridge[bridʒ] I. n 1. мост; to throw a \bridge over ( across) a river хвърлям, построявам мост над река; \bridge of boats, pontoon \bridge понтонен мост; foot \bridge мост за пешеходци; water under the \bridge минало-заминало; 2. мор. капитански мостик; fore \bridge мостик; after \bridge заден мостик; 3. воен., мор.: Admiral's \bridge адмиралски мостик; 4. анат. носна кост; (в зъботехниката) мост; 5. муз. магаренце (на цигулка и под.); 6. част от рамката на очила, която свързва двете стъкла; 7. ел. уитстънов мост, мост с метров реохорд; 8. семафор, семафорен мост; 9. дървена подпорка за щеки (в билярда); • a \bridge of gold, a golden \bridge лесен начин за отстъпление, за излизане от затруднение; to burn o.'s \bridges отрязвам си пътя за отстъпление; don't cross the \bridges before you come to them не се тревожи, не се ядосвай предварително; to build \bridges between изглаждам различията между; сдобрявам; to throw s.o. over the \bridge постъпвам предателски спрямо някого, предавам някого; II. v 1. построявам мост (прекарвам път) над (река, долина и пр.) (и с over); a plank \bridges the stream една дъска служи за мост над потока; 2. прен. попълвам, напълвам, доливам; комплектувам, запълвам; икон. попълвам дефицит; 3. прен. заобикалям, преодолявам, надмогвам, превъзмогвам ( трудности) (с over); 4. прен. скъсявам, съкращавам (намалявам) разстоянието. III n бридж; to play \bridge играя бридж; auction \bridge плафон; contract \bridge контракт; \bridge player играч на бридж, бриджор. -
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bridge [brɪdʒ]1. nouna. pont mc. [of nose] arête fd. (Dentistry) bridge m• to bridge the gap or divide (between people) combler le fossé3. compounds* * *[brɪdʒ] 1.3) ( intermediate stage) ( transitional) passerelle f ( between entre); ( springboard) tremplin m (to vers)4) ( on ship) passerelle f5) ( of nose) arête f6) ( of spectacles) arcade f7) (on guitar, violin) chevalet m8) ( for teeth) bridge m9) Games bridge m2.transitive verb1) lit construire un pont sur [river]2) figto bridge the gap between two adversaries — effectuer un rapprochement entre or rapprocher deux adversaires
to bridge a gap in [something] — combler un vide dans [conversation]; combler un trou dans [budget]; combler une lacune dans [knowledge]
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♦ bridge (1) /brɪdʒ/n.1 ponte: a bridge across the Cam, un ponte sul Cam; a bridge over the motorway, un ponte sull'autostrada; bridge of boats, ponte di barche; railway bridge, ponte della ferrovia; toll bridge, ponte (soggetto) a pedaggio2 (fig.) ponte; collegamento; passaggio; trampolino di lancio3 (naut.) ponte di comando; plancia10 (elettr.) ponte; collegamento (o derivazione) in parallelo: bridge circuit, circuito a ponte (o a portale)● bridge crane, gru a ponte □ bridge-builder, pontiere; (fig.) mediatore □ bridge-building, construzione di ponti; (fig.) promozione di rapporti amichevoli, opera di mediazione □ (naut.) bridge deck, ponte di comando; plancia □ (fin. USA) bridge loan, prestito compensativo; finanziamento ponte □ (naut.) bridge house, cassero centrale □ (GB) bridge roll, panino morbido di forma allungata □ the Bridge of Sighs, il Ponte dei Sospiri ( a Venezia e a Cambridge) □ (mus.) bridge passage, passaggio □ to build bridges, stabilire relazioni amichevoli; fare da mediatore; fare da pontiere □ to burn one's bridges, bruciare (o tagliarsi) i ponti alle spalle □ We'll cross that bridge when we come to it, ci penseremo quando sarà il momento □ (prov.) Don't cross your bridges before you come to them, non fasciarti la testa prima d'essertela rotta.bridge (2) /brɪdʒ/n. [u]● bridge player, bridgista.(to) bridge /brɪdʒ/v. t.3 ( di passerella, ecc.) fare da ponte su; passare sopra a; attraversare: A plank bridged the stream, un'asse faceva da ponte sul ruscello5 (fig.) collegare; fare da ponte fra6 (fig.) colmare; superare: to bridge a gap, colmare un divario, una lacuna, un distacco; colmare le distanze -
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A n1 Constr pont m (over sur ; across au-dessus de) ;3 ( intermediate stage) ( transitional) passerelle f (between entre) ; ( springboard) tremplin m (to vers) ; a bridge between school and university une passerelle entre l'école et l'université ; a bridge to a new career un tremplin vers une nouvelle carrière ;4 ( on ship) passerelle f ;5 ( of nose) arête f ;6 ( of spectacles) arcade f ;7 (on guitar, violin) chevalet m ;8 Dent bridge m ;C vtr1 lit construire un pont sur [river] ;2 fig to bridge the gap between two countries/adversaries effectuer un rapprochement entre or rapprocher deux pays/adversaires ; to bridge the gap between the two lifestyles/levels réduire l'écart entre les deux modes de vie/niveaux ; a snack bridges the gap between lunch and dinner un goûter comble l'attente entre le déjeuner et le dîner ; to bridge a gap in [sth] combler un vide dans [conversation] ; combler un trou dans [budget] ; combler une lacune dans [knowledge] ;a lot of water has flowed under the bridge beaucoup d'eau a coulé sous les ponts ; it's all water under the bridge c'est du passé ; don't cross your bridges before you come to them Prov chaque chose en son temps Prov ; we'll cross that bridge when we come to it on s'occupera de ce problème en temps voulu. -
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nto build bridges — "наводить мосты", налаживать отношения
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puente sustantivo masculino 1 (Ing) bridge;◊ puente colgante/giratorio suspension/swing bridge;puente levadizo ( en castillo) drawbridge; ( en carretera) lifting bridge; (Mil) airlift 2 (Mús, Odont) bridge; ( de anteojos) bridge 3 (Elec) bridge (circuit) 4 ( vacación) ≈ long weekend ( linked to a public holiday by an extra day's holiday in between) 5 (Náut) tb
puente sustantivo masculino
1 bridge
puente levadizo, lifting bridge (de un castillo) drawbridge
2 Av puente aéreo, shuttle service
3 (en un barco) puente de mando, bridge
4 (entre dos fiestas) long weekend Locuciones: tender un puente, to build bridges ' puente' also found in these entries: Spanish: arcada - colgante - crecida - crecido - hacer - ojo - pasarela - por - tender - tendida - tendido - ceder - cruzar - después - licitación - pilar - pilón - seguir - trazar - volar English: airlift - architecture - bridge - drawbridge - footbridge - get across - go over - impassable - link - metre - outcast - railway bridge - shuttle - span - suspension bridge - unsafe - walk across - air - draw - jump - over - suspension - swing - toll - walk - world -
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< gen> ■ Umfang m< aerospace> ■ Spannweite f< build> ■ Weite f< build> ■ Stützlänge f<el> (between towers of overhead transmission lines) ■ Mastabstand m<el> (of overhead HT line) ■ Spannfeld n<el> (overhead line) ■ Spannweite f<i&c> (algebraic difference between the two range limits) ■ Messspanne f VDI/VDE 2600vt <tech.gen> (e.g. an area with a line) ■ überspannen vt -
20 Stephenson, Robert
[br]b. 16 October 1803 Willington Quay, Northumberland, Englandd. 12 October 1859 London, England[br]English engineer who built the locomotive Rocket and constructed many important early trunk railways.[br]Robert Stephenson's father was George Stephenson, who ensured that his son was educated to obtain the theoretical knowledge he lacked himself. In 1821 Robert Stephenson assisted his father in his survey of the Stockton \& Darlington Railway and in 1822 he assisted William James in the first survey of the Liverpool \& Manchester Railway. He then went to Edinburgh University for six months, and the following year Robert Stephenson \& Co. was named after him as Managing Partner when it was formed by himself, his father and others. The firm was to build stationary engines, locomotives and railway rolling stock; in its early years it also built paper-making machinery and did general engineering.In 1824, however, Robert Stephenson accepted, perhaps in reaction to an excess of parental control, an invitation by a group of London speculators called the Colombian Mining Association to lead an expedition to South America to use steam power to reopen gold and silver mines. He subsequently visited North America before returning to England in 1827 to rejoin his father as an equal and again take charge of Robert Stephenson \& Co. There he set about altering the design of steam locomotives to improve both their riding and their steam-generating capacity. Lancashire Witch, completed in July 1828, was the first locomotive mounted on steel springs and had twin furnace tubes through the boiler to produce a large heating surface. Later that year Robert Stephenson \& Co. supplied the Stockton \& Darlington Railway with a wagon, mounted for the first time on springs and with outside bearings. It was to be the prototype of the standard British railway wagon. Between April and September 1829 Robert Stephenson built, not without difficulty, a multi-tubular boiler, as suggested by Henry Booth to George Stephenson, and incorporated it into the locomotive Rocket which the three men entered in the Liverpool \& Manchester Railway's Rainhill Trials in October. Rocket, was outstandingly successful and demonstrated that the long-distance steam railway was practicable.Robert Stephenson continued to develop the locomotive. Northumbrian, built in 1830, had for the first time, a smokebox at the front of the boiler and also the firebox built integrally with the rear of the boiler. Then in Planet, built later the same year, he adopted a layout for the working parts used earlier by steam road-coach pioneer Goldsworthy Gurney, placing the cylinders, for the first time, in a nearly horizontal position beneath the smokebox, with the connecting rods driving a cranked axle. He had evolved the definitive form for the steam locomotive.Also in 1830, Robert Stephenson surveyed the London \& Birmingham Railway, which was authorized by Act of Parliament in 1833. Stephenson became Engineer for construction of the 112-mile (180 km) railway, probably at that date the greatest task ever undertaken in of civil engineering. In this he was greatly assisted by G.P.Bidder, who as a child prodigy had been known as "The Calculating Boy", and the two men were to be associated in many subsequent projects. On the London \& Birmingham Railway there were long and deep cuttings to be excavated and difficult tunnels to be bored, notoriously at Kilsby. The line was opened in 1838.In 1837 Stephenson provided facilities for W.F. Cooke to make an experimental electrictelegraph installation at London Euston. The directors of the London \& Birmingham Railway company, however, did not accept his recommendation that they should adopt the electric telegraph and it was left to I.K. Brunel to instigate the first permanent installation, alongside the Great Western Railway. After Cooke formed the Electric Telegraph Company, Stephenson became a shareholder and was Chairman during 1857–8.Earlier, in the 1830s, Robert Stephenson assisted his father in advising on railways in Belgium and came to be increasingly in demand as a consultant. In 1840, however, he was almost ruined financially as a result of the collapse of the Stanhope \& Tyne Rail Road; in return for acting as Engineer-in-Chief he had unwisely accepted shares, with unlimited liability, instead of a fee.During the late 1840s Stephenson's greatest achievements were the design and construction of four great bridges, as part of railways for which he was responsible. The High Level Bridge over the Tyne at Newcastle and the Royal Border Bridge over the Tweed at Berwick were the links needed to complete the East Coast Route from London to Scotland. For the Chester \& Holyhead Railway to cross the Menai Strait, a bridge with spans as long-as 460 ft (140 m) was needed: Stephenson designed them as wrought-iron tubes of rectangular cross-section, through which the trains would pass, and eventually joined the spans together into a tube 1,511 ft (460 m) long from shore to shore. Extensive testing was done beforehand by shipbuilder William Fairbairn to prove the method, and as a preliminary it was first used for a 400 ft (122 m) span bridge at Conway.In 1847 Robert Stephenson was elected MP for Whitby, a position he held until his death, and he was one of the exhibition commissioners for the Great Exhibition of 1851. In the early 1850s he was Engineer-in-Chief for the Norwegian Trunk Railway, the first railway in Norway, and he also built the Alexandria \& Cairo Railway, the first railway in Africa. This included two tubular bridges with the railway running on top of the tubes. The railway was extended to Suez in 1858 and for several years provided a link in the route from Britain to India, until superseded by the Suez Canal, which Stephenson had opposed in Parliament. The greatest of all his tubular bridges was the Victoria Bridge across the River St Lawrence at Montreal: after inspecting the site in 1852 he was appointed Engineer-in-Chief for the bridge, which was 1 1/2 miles (2 km) long and was designed in his London offices. Sadly he, like Brunel, died young from self-imposed overwork, before the bridge was completed in 1859.[br]Principal Honours and DistinctionsFRS 1849. President, Institution of Mechanical Engineers 1849. President, Institution of Civil Engineers 1856. Order of St Olaf (Norway). Order of Leopold (Belgium). Like his father, Robert Stephenson refused a knighthood.Further ReadingL.T.C.Rolt, 1960, George and Robert Stephenson, London: Longman (a good modern biography).J.C.Jeaffreson, 1864, The Life of Robert Stephenson, London: Longman (the standard nine-teenth-century biography).M.R.Bailey, 1979, "Robert Stephenson \& Co. 1823–1829", Transactions of the Newcomen Society 50 (provides details of the early products of that company).J.Kieve, 1973, The Electric Telegraph, Newton Abbot: David \& Charles.PJGR
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