Crosses River Thames Material Brick Location Lower Basildon Carry Great Western Main Line Architect Isambard Kingdom Brunel | Design Arch Opened 1838 Body of water River Thames Piers in water 2 | |
Carries Great Western Main Line Locale Lower Basildon, Berkshire Height 22 feet 10 inches (6.96 m) Similar River Thames, Moulsford Railway Bridge, Goring and Streatley Bridge, Goring Lock, Appleford Railway Bridge |
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.
References
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