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Usk Railway Bridge: Newport, South Wales: Carries Great Western Main Line across the River Usk: Vazon Sliding Railway Bridge: near Keadby, Lincolnshire: Sliding bridge: Carries the railway over the Stainforth and Keadby Canal: Victoria Viaduct: Washington, Tyne and Wear: 250 m (820 ft) 1838: Stone arch: II* Carried former Durham Junction ...
The Causey Arch is a bridge near Stanley in County Durham, northern England. It is the oldest surviving single-arch railway bridge in the world, and a key element of the industrial heritage of England. It carried an early wagonway (horse-drawn carts on wooden rails) to transport coal. The line was later diverted, and no longer uses the bridge. [2]
The Skerne Bridge is a railway bridge over the River Skerne in Darlington, County Durham. Built in 1825 for the Stockton and Darlington Railway, it carried the first train on the opening day, 27 September 1825 (). It is still in use, being the oldest railway bridge in continuous use in the world. It is a Grade I listed building.
Oldest bridge in UK with shops. High Bridge: Berkshire: Reading: 1788: across the River Kennet: High Level Bridge: Tyne and Wear: Newcastle upon Tyne: 1849: I: Road and rail bridge across the River Tyne: Hockenhull Platts: Cheshire: Tarvin: C18: II: Three footbridges across the River Gowy: Holgate Bridge: North Yorkshire: York: 1911: Crosses ...
The Windsor Railway Bridge is a single-span structure, comprising three bowstring trusses which formed two bays, each carrying one of the original pair of tracks traversing the bridge. [5] It is believed to be the world's oldest wrought iron railway bridge that remains in regular service. [ 6 ]
The Forth Bridge [2] is a cantilever railway bridge across the Firth of Forth in the east of Scotland, 9 miles (14 kilometres) west of central Edinburgh.Completed in 1890, it is considered a symbol of Scotland (having been voted Scotland's greatest man-made wonder in 2016), and is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. [3]
The original design was for four rail lines but once work was underway it was decided to expand the bridge to carry seven lines of railway which required extensions to the four piers. [7] The bridge had a clear width of 81 ft between the parapets, increasing to 123 ft at the northernmost span to provide space for the platforms.
The structure carries the former London and Greenwich Railway line and consists of 851 semi-circular arches and 27 skew arches or road bridges. It is the longest run of arches in Britain, [1] It is also one of the oldest railway viaducts in the world, and the earliest example of an entirely elevated railway line. It was built between 1834 and 1836.