Nene Railway Bridge
in Peterborough
Cast iron arch bridge carries the two up tracks of the East Coast Main Line across the River Nene.
Three skewed spans of 66ft (~54ft on the square).
Each pier has twelve cast iron fluted pillars on 37ft 6in x 6ft 6in iron caissons in the river.
Bridge strengthened 1910-11 by bracing between the ribs and between the abutments. However, it remains largely as built in 1850.
The above information is from the I.C.E.[1]
Constucted by the Great Northern Railway, and opened in 1850. Main contractor: Thomas Brassey. The bridge constructor was probably Fox, Henderson and Co. A truss girder bridge was built alongside in 1924 to carry the down lines.[2]. Joseph Cubitt was the Engineer.
Photograph here may be viewed at high resolution.
