Barnes Railway Bridge
Coordinates: 51 ° 28 ′ 22 ″ N , 0 ° 15 ′ 15 ″ W.
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| Convicted | Bridge from 1899: Hounslow Loop Line and Footpath Bridge from 1849: unused | |
| Subjugated | Thames | |
| place | London | |
| construction | First bridge: arch bridge made of cast iron Second Bridge: deck arch bridge | |
| overall length | approx. 120 m | |
| Number of openings | 3 | |
| Clear width | 36.6 m | |
| Clear height | 5.4 m | |
| start of building | First bridge: 1846
Second bridge: 1891 |
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| opening | First bridge: August 22, 1849
Second bridge: 1895 |
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| planner | First bridge: Joseph Locke , John Edward Errington Second bridge: Edward Andrews , London & South Western Railway | |
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The Barnes Railway Bridge is a railway bridge over the River Thames in London . It is on the suburban railway operated by South West Trains from Waterloo via Brentford to Feltham , between Barnes Bridge and Chiswick stations .
First bridge
The first railway bridge over the Thames at this point was built by the London and South Western Railway for the Hounslow Loop Line , a railway line from Barnes to Feltham that served to bypass busy Richmond , from 1848 to 1849 . The structure was designed by Joseph Locke and John Edward Errington and consists of three cast iron segmental arches that rest on masonry pillars. Each arch consists of six 60 cm high ribs, which are composed of four cast iron parts.
Second bridge
Due to the steady increase in traffic, the first bridge no longer met the requirements. The London and South Western Railway had Edward Andrews build a new bridge with three arched girders. The work lasted from 1891 and 1895. The new bridge was provided with a pedestrian walkway on the valley side.
Boat Race
The Barnes Bridge is often mentioned in connection with the annual Boat Race , the rowing regatta between the University of Oxford and University of Cambridge teams . Many believe that the boat that is ahead of the bridge wins the race.
During the construction of the bridge in 1847 and 1848 there was no boat race, probably because the construction site in the river would have impeded passage.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ A b Denis Smith: London and the Thames Valley . Thomas Telford, 2001, ISBN 978-0-7277-2876-0 , pp. 41 ( limited preview in Google Book search).
- ↑ a b Barnes Railway Bridge. In: Where Thames smooth water glide . Retrieved May 25, 2013 .
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upriver Chiswick Bridge |
River crossings of the Thames |
downstream Hammersmith Bridge |