Coombe by Saltash viaduct and the River Tamar
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The Royal Albert Bridge is the railway bridge which spans the River Tamar in Devon and Cornwall. Its unique design consists of two 455 feet lenticular iron trusses 100 feet above the water, with conventional plate-girder approach spans. This gives it a total length of 2,187.5 feet. It carries the Cornish Main Line railway in and out of Cornwall. It is adjacent to the Tamar Bridge, built by the Cleveland Bridge & Engineering Company of Darlington, which opened in 1962 to carry the A38 road over the river.
The Royal Albert Bridge was designed by Isambard Kingdom Brunel. Surveying started in 1848 and construction commenced in 1854. The first main span was positioned in 1857 and the completed bridge was opened by Prince Albert on 2 May 1859. Brunel died later that year and his name was then placed above the portals at either end of the bridge as a memorial. Work was carried out during the twentieth century to replace the approach spans and strengthen the main spans. It has attracted sightseers since its construction and has appeared in many paintings, photographs, guidebooks, postage stamps and on the UK £2 coin.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Albert_Bridge
Tags: Plymouth Saltash Cornwall Devon City of Plymouth River Tamar Tamar The Hamoaze Hamoaze NR Network Rail Boat ship yacht Royal Albert Bridge Tamar Bridge Brunel I K Brunel
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The Royal Albert Bridge is the railway bridge which spans the River Tamar in Devon and Cornwall. Its unique design consists of two 455 feet lenticular iron trusses 100 feet above the water, with conventional plate-girder approach spans. This gives it a total length of 2,187.5 feet. It carries the Cornish Main Line railway in and out of Cornwall. It is adjacent to the Tamar Bridge, built by the Cleveland Bridge & Engineering Company of Darlington, which opened in 1962 to carry the A38 road over the river.
The Royal Albert Bridge was designed by Isambard Kingdom Brunel. Surveying started in 1848 and construction commenced in 1854. The first main span was positioned in 1857 and the completed bridge was opened by Prince Albert on 2 May 1859. Brunel died later that year and his name was then placed above the portals at either end of the bridge as a memorial. Work was carried out during the twentieth century to replace the approach spans and strengthen the main spans. It has attracted sightseers since its construction and has appeared in many paintings, photographs, guidebooks, postage stamps and on the UK £2 coin.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Albert_Bridge
Tags: Plymouth Saltash Cornwall Devon City of Plymouth River Tamar Tamar The Hamoaze Hamoaze NR Network Rail Boat ship yacht Royal Albert Bridge Tamar Bridge Brunel I K Brunel
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Coombe by Saltash viaduct and the River Tamar
Tags: Plymouth Saltash Cornwall Devon City of Plymouth River Tamar Tamar The Hamoaze Hamoaze NR Network Rail Boat ship yacht Coombe by Saltash viaduct Royal Albert Bridge Tamar Bridge Brunel I K Brunel
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The Royal Albert Bridge is the railway bridge which spans the River Tamar in Devon and Cornwall. Its unique design consists of two 455 feet lenticular iron trusses 100 feet above the water, with conventional plate-girder approach spans. This gives it a total length of 2,187.5 feet. It carries the Cornish Main Line railway in and out of Cornwall. It is adjacent to the Tamar Bridge, built by the Cleveland Bridge & Engineering Company of Darlington, which opened in 1962 to carry the A38 road over the river.
The Royal Albert Bridge was designed by Isambard Kingdom Brunel. Surveying started in 1848 and construction commenced in 1854. The first main span was positioned in 1857 and the completed bridge was opened by Prince Albert on 2 May 1859. Brunel died later that year and his name was then placed above the portals at either end of the bridge as a memorial. Work was carried out during the twentieth century to replace the approach spans and strengthen the main spans. It has attracted sightseers since its construction and has appeared in many paintings, photographs, guidebooks, postage stamps and on the UK £2 coin.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Albert_Bridge
Tags: Plymouth Saltash Cornwall Devon City of Plymouth River Tamar Tamar The Hamoaze Hamoaze NR Network Rail Boat ship yacht Royal Albert Bridge Tamar Bridge Brunel I K Brunel
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