Fulham Railway Bridge

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Fulham Railway Bridge
Fulham Railway Bridge at low tide
Carries	London Underground Pedestrians
Crosses	River Thames
Locale	London, England
Design	Girder bridge
Opening date	1889

Fulham Railway Bridge crosses the River Thames in London. It is very close to Putney Bridge, and carries the London Underground District Line between Putney Bridge station on the North, and East Putney station on the South. Fulham Railway Bridge can also be crossed on foot, on the downstream (east) side.

Contents 1 History 2 References 3 Further reading 4 See also 5 External links

[edit] History

The bridge is of lattice girder construction and 418 metres long, with 5 spans totalling 301 metres actually across the river, two further spans on the southern shore, and one on the north. It was designed by Brunel's former assistant William Jacomb, built by Head Wrightson and opened in 1889.^[1]

[edit] References

[edit] Further reading

• Chris Roberts: Cross River Traffic: A history of London's Bridges, Granta 2006 ISBN 1-86207-884-X, ISBN 978-1-86207-884-0

[edit] See also

• Crossings of the River Thames

[edit] External links

• Fulham Railway Bridge in the Structurae database

Crossings of the River Thames Upstream Putney Bridge Fulham Railway Bridge Grid reference: TQ244757 Downstream Wandsworth Bridge

Coordinates: 51°27′57″N, 0°12′35″W