Rochester Bridge

The Rochester Bridge Trust has launched a bursary for professionals in the bridges community for the Bridge Inspector Certification Scheme (BICS), offering £400 towards the cost. Learn more and apply here: lantra.co.uk/news-events/ea…

The view from Strood, 1871. Here we join a young girl admiring the Victorian Rochester Bridge, which still exists in parts of today's Old Bridge. What else can you see that's familiar?

We're also committed to inspiring the next generation of civil engineers - empowering the future of bridge building! We offer a wealth of free learning resources on our education website: rochesterbridgetrust.org.uk #TEweek24

Tomorrow's Engineers Week for 2024 is all about powering up your passion, something we do using 100% renewable energy and we're pleased to be committed to maintaining the structure at Net Zero Carbon! rbt.org.uk/about-us/envir… #TEweek24

They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old: Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn. At the going down of the sun and in the morning We will remember them.

Entry is free of charge, view the nomination form here: rbt.org.uk/philtindallmed…

Anyone can nominate - you might be a mentee who wants to recognise the person who gave you support; maybe you're impressed by a colleague; or maybe you're like our previous winner and will nominate yourself, using the process as an opportunity to review your achievements...

Calling all civil engineering mentors! The Phil Tindall Memorial Medal is now open for nominations: rbt.org.uk/news/calling-a… #mentoring #CivilEngineering

We are pleased to introduce the first group of students who are the recipients of our new engineering scholarships: rochesterbridgetrust.org.uk/2024/medieval-…

At the Rochester Bridge Trust we are committed to reducing our environmental impact, here we share our top tips to help you cut your carbon footprint: rbt.org.uk/tipstocutcarbo…

Road users please note: there will be single lane closures on Rochester Bridge overnight while essential maintenance is carried out. rbt.org.uk/2024/overnight… All of this work is carried out at Net Zero Carbon.

As part of its commitment to keeping its assets in the best possible condition, the Rochester Bridge Trust is pleased to announce the appointment of a new contractor: rbt.org.uk/news/pavement-…

Finally, to find out more about why we use an electric boat, see rbt.org.uk/carbon-action/…

Or for more about the bridge inspection contract, see rbt.org.uk/news/bridge-in…

Thank you for your patience during the ongoing daytime closure of the shared space on the New Bridge. The bridge inspection is progressing well, and yesterday Bridge Project Manager Helen joined the team from Up and Under in the underbridge unit that enables close inspection.

It’s been quite a journey through our history. If you’d like to know more, you can search our archives online by following this link: rbt.org.uk/archives/ And if you’d like to see something in reality, get in touch with our archivist.

We now have some photos of archives documenting things you might recognise…

One of those engineers in our previous tweet was Sir William Cubitt, who designed the Victorian bridge which replaced the medieval crossing. In the first picture you can see the two alongside each other.

Many engineers have worked for the Rochester Bridge Trust over the centuries, including some you may have heard of…