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Nuneham Railway Bridge, near Abingdon, Oxfordshire, carries the Cherwell Valley Line between Didcot and Oxford across the River Thames between Abingdon Lock and Sandford Lock. | Nuneham Railway Bridge, near Abingdon, Oxfordshire, carries the Cherwell Valley Line between Didcot and Oxford across the River Thames between Abingdon Lock and Sandford Lock. | ||
The current bowstring girder bridge was built in 1929 and has also been called the Black Bridge. It replaced an earlier wooden bridge built in 1844. | The current bowstring girder bridge was built in 1929 and has also been called the Black Bridge. It replaced an earlier iron bridge, built c.1856, which in turn replaced a wooden bridge built in 1844. | ||
The c.1856 iron plate bridge had seven spans, the centre | |||
being 46 ft. long, two on each side 40 ft., and two | |||
shore spans 37 ft. <ref>[[Engineering 1896/04/10]]</ref> | |||
Latest revision as of 15:17, 7 January 2025
Nuneham Railway Bridge, near Abingdon, Oxfordshire, carries the Cherwell Valley Line between Didcot and Oxford across the River Thames between Abingdon Lock and Sandford Lock.
The current bowstring girder bridge was built in 1929 and has also been called the Black Bridge. It replaced an earlier iron bridge, built c.1856, which in turn replaced a wooden bridge built in 1844.
The c.1856 iron plate bridge had seven spans, the centre being 46 ft. long, two on each side 40 ft., and two shore spans 37 ft. [1]
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