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Chepstow Railway Bridge was built to the instructions of Isambard Kingdom Brunel in 1852. The "Great Tubular Bridge" over the River Wye at Chepstow , which at that point forms the boundary between Wales and England, is considered one of Brunel's major achievements, despite its appearance.
The bridge crosses a river with one of the highest tidal ranges in the world. It carried the main A48 road between Newport and Gloucester until 1988, when a new road bridge was opened downstream alongside Chepstow Railway Bridge. The road bridge now carries local traffic between Chepstow and Tutshill. It is a Grade I listed building.
The Chepstow Railway Bridge, slightly downstream, was built to an innovative and functional design by Isambard Kingdom Brunel in 1852. Most of Brunel's structures have since been replaced. The railway bridge runs alongside the A48 road bridge opened in 1988. [89] Chepstow Museum, in Gwy House, built 1796
Chepstow is a historic walled border town and ancient port, situated at the southern end of the Wye Valley, two hours from London. The line continues east from the station to Gloucester over the Chepstow railway bridge. It was formerly the junction station for the Wye Valley Railway to Monmouth Troy station until this line closed to passengers ...
Strangford Railway Bridge - Closed Hereford, Ross and Gloucester Railway line. Decking spanning the river demolished. Backney Railway Bridge - Closed Hereford, Ross and Gloucester Railway line. Bridstow Bridge - Bridstow bridge, completed in 1960, carries the A40 trunk road over the river Wye near Ross-on-Wye. Wilton Bridge: I: Stone bridge.
The Wye Valley Railway was a standard gauge railway that ran for nearly 15 miles (24 km) along the Lower Wye Valley between the towns of Chepstow and Monmouth, crossing several times between Wales and England. Opened on 1 November 1876, it was leased to, and worked by, the Great Western Railway (GWR), before being fully absorbed by the GWR in 1905.
Chepstow Railway Bridge, crossing the River Wye between England and Wales Goole railway swing bridge , crossing the River Ouse near Goole Great Northern Railway Bridge Number 184 , crossing the River Nene in Peterborough
This was about a mile from Chepstow railway station, [i] at the road bridge close to the future junction of the Wye Valley line [1] (which opened in November 1876). [2] It was opened on 19 September 1851 and served as a temporary station while the Chepstow railway bridge was being constructed across the river to link up with the rest of the ...