Kennington Railway Bridge
Kennington Railway Bridge is a railway bridge over the River Thames near Kennington, Oxfordshire between Sandford Lock and Iffley Lock. It carries the freight railway branch line that serves the BMW Mini factory at Cowley. The freight railway is part of the former Wycombe Railway that linked Maidenhead and Oxford via High Wycombe and Princes Risborough.
Kennington Railway Bridge | |
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Kennington Railway Bridge from downstream. Beyond the bridge can be seen the crossing at the confluence of Hinksey Stream. | |
| Coordinates | 51.721345°N 1.242253°W |
| Carries | Former Wycombe Railway |
| Crosses | River Thames |
| Locale | Kennington, Oxfordshire |
| Maintained by | Network Rail |
| Characteristics | |
| Design | bowstring bridge |
| Material | Steel |
| Height | 13 feet 6 inches (4.11 m) |
| Longest span | 83 feet (25 m) |
| No. of spans | 3 |
| Rail characteristics | |
| No. of tracks | 1 |
| Track gauge | standard gauge |
| History | |
| Designer | AC Cookson, ACGI, MICE |
| Constructed by | George Palmer |
| Fabrication by | Horseley Bridge and Engineering Co Ltd |
| Opened | 1923 |
| Replaces | 5-span bridge built in 1863 |
| Location | |
The current bridge was built for the Great Western Railway in 1923. It is a steel bowstring bridge of three equal spans, each 83 feet (25 m) long. The railway on the bridge is on a curve with a radius of 12 chains (240 m). The bridge crosses the river askew.
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