Difference between revisions of "Victoria Bridge"
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[[File:VictoriaBridge5643_20090926.jpg|thumb|200px|right|Victoria Bridge seen from the bank of the River Severn.]] | [[File:VictoriaBridge5643_20090926.jpg|thumb|200px|right|Victoria Bridge seen from the bank of the River Severn.]] | ||
| − | Victoria Bridge (Bridge 15) carries the railway across the River Severn ½ mile south of [[Arley]]. The bridge, designed by John Fowler, was completed in 1861 and has a clear span of 200 ft. There is a near identical railway bridge spanning the river Severn upstream at Buildwas. This bridge is known as Albert Edward Bridge. | + | Victoria Bridge (Bridge 15) carries the railway across the River Severn ½ mile south of [[Arley]]. The bridge, designed by John Fowler, was completed in 1861 and has a clear span of 200 ft. |
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| + | There is a near identical railway bridge spanning the river Severn upstream at Buildwas. This bridge is known as Albert Edward Bridge. | ||
== See Also == | == See Also == | ||
[[List of infrastructure]] | [[List of infrastructure]] | ||
Revision as of 17:29, 25 January 2015
Victoria Bridge (Bridge 15) carries the railway across the River Severn ½ mile south of Arley. The bridge, designed by John FowlerHenry Fowler, Chief Mechanical Engineer (CME) of the Midland Railway 1909-1923, and of the London, Midland and Scottish Railway 1923-1933, was completed in 1861 and has a clear span of 200 ft.
There is a near identical railway bridge spanning the river Severn upstream at Buildwas. This bridge is known as Albert Edward Bridge.
