Gatehampton Railway Bridge

Gatehampton Railway Bridge

Gatehampton Railway Bridge
Coordinates 51°30′42″N 1°07′40.5″W / 51.51167°N 1.127917°WCoordinates: 51°30′42″N 1°07′40.5″W / 51.51167°N 1.127917°W
Carries Great Western Main Line
Crosses River Thames
Locale Lower Basildon, Berkshire
Characteristics
Design arch
Material brick
Height 22 feet 10 inches (6.96 m)[1]
Piers in water 2
History
Designer Brunel
Opened 1838

Gatehampton Railway Bridge is a railway bridge carrying the Great Western Main Line over the River Thames in Lower Basildon, Berkshire, England. It takes the line between the stations at Goring and Streatley and Pangbourne, and crosses the Thames on the reach between Whitchurch Lock and Goring Lock.

History

The brick bridge was built by Isambard Kingdom Brunel in 1838, at the same time as Maidenhead Railway Bridge and Moulsford Railway Bridge.

See also

References

Gatehampton Railway Bridge from the upstream bank


Next crossing upstream River Thames Next crossing downstream
Goring and Streatley Bridge (road) Gatehampton Railway Bridge
Grid reference: SU606796
Whitchurch Bridge (road)