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2. List of railway bridges and viaducts in the United Kingdom

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   Wrought iron truss: II: Carries Great Western Main Line west from Bath Spa station across the River Avon. Originally built by Brunel with laminated timber arches. Slade Viaduct: near Ivybridge, Devon: Stone arch: Crosses Piall valley: Smardale Viaduct: Crosby Garrett, Cumbria: 220 m (720 ft) 1875: Stone arch: Crosses Scandal Beck and the former ...

3. Tees Victoria Bridge - Wikipedia

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   The bridge has three arches – the centre arch is 110 feet (34 m) wide and the side arches are 85 feet (26 m). [7] The arches each have eight wrought iron ribs [1] [7] that vary in thickness from 3 feet (91 cm) at the centre to 4 feet (120 cm) at the bearings. [1] The deck is carried on buckled plates resting on secondary beams. [1]

4. List of bridges in the United Kingdom - Wikipedia

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   Thorp Arch Bridge: West Yorkshire: Boston Spa: 1770: II: Stone arch bridge over the River Wharfe: Tickford Bridge: Buckinghamshire: Newport Pagnell: 1810: I: Iron bridge over the River Ouzel: Tinsley Viaduct: South Yorkshire: Sheffield: 1968: Carries M1 over Don Valley. First UK two-tier road-bridge Trent Bridge: Lincolnshire: Gainsborough ...

5. Blackfriars Bridge - Wikipedia

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   The present bridge which on 6 November 1869 was opened by Queen Victoria [3] is 923 feet (281 m) long, consisting of five wrought iron [4] arches built to a design by Joseph Cubitt. Cubitt also designed the adjacent rail bridge (now demolished) and it was a condition that the spans and piers of the two bridges be aligned.

6. Britannia Bridge - Wikipedia

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   The bridge was rebuilt in stages. The first stage was to erect the new steel arches under the two original wrought-iron tubes. [15] The arches were completed, and single-line working was restored to the railway on 30 January 1972 by reusing one of the tubes. The next stage was to dismantle and remove the other tube and replace it with a ...

7. Kew Gardens - Wikipedia

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   A space frame of wrought iron arches, held together by horizontal tubular structures containing long prestressed cables, [51] [52] supports glass panes which were originally [49] tinted green with copper oxide to reduce the significant heating effect. The 19 metres (62 ft) high central nave is surrounded by a walkway at 9 metres (30 ft) height ...