Appleford Railway Bridge carries the Cherwell Valley Line from Didcot to Oxford across the River Thames near the village of Appleford-on-Thames, Oxfordshire, England. It crosses the Thames on the reach between Clifton Lock and Culham Lock.
Appleford Railway Bridge | |
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.JPG) Appleford Railway Bridge | |
| Coordinates | 51°38′38″N 1°14′25″W / 51.6439°N 1.2404°W |
| Carries | Cherwell Valley Line |
| Crosses | River Thames |
| Locale | Oxfordshire |
| Maintained by | Network Rail |
| Characteristics | |
| Design | Bow and string |
| Material | Iron |
| Height | 13 feet (4.0 m)[1] |
| History | |
| Opened | 1844 |
| Location | |
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Originally, a timber bridge was built at the approximate location of the present bridge; by December 1843, it was reportedly under construction, and was completed during the following year.[2] By the 1850s, it has been replaced by a more substantial bridge principally composed of wrought iron so that heavier trains could be run along the line. A third bridge was completed in 1927, which was built out of steel; it is this structure that is presently used as of the 2010s.
See also
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edit- ^ "Bridge heights on the River Thames". River Thames Alliance. January 2008. Archived from the original on 24 January 2008.
- ^ Thacker, Fred. S. (1968) [1920]. The Thames Highway: Volume II Locks and Weirs. Newton Abbot: David and Charles. p. not cited.
External links
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- Appleford Railway Bridge via structurae.net
- Appleford Railway Bridge, River Thames via geograph.org.uk
- Appleford Railway Bridge via thames.me.uk
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