Historic bridges · South East England
Gatehampton Railway Bridge
In or near Ashampstead.
Gatehampton Railway Bridge is a historic bridge in the United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 15 min–30 min
- Nearest railway station
- Goring & Streatley · 1.1 km
- Free entry
- Dog-friendly
Getting there & planning your visit
To visit Gatehampton Railway Bridge, the nearest railway station is Goring & Streatley, located 1.1 km away. Entry is free. The postcode for sat-nav is RG8 9LU.
About
Gatehampton Railway Bridge is a named historic bridge in the United Kingdom. Coordinates: 51.5117°, -1.1279°. This entry is part of The Great Britain Guide, a free, ad-free, open-data tourist directory.
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Protected designations
- Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: Chilterns
- Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: North Wessex Downs
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Gatehampton Railway Bridge, otherwise referred to as Gatehampton Viaduct, 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. The western viaduct is the older of the two, having been engineered by Isambard Kingdom Brunel and was constructed at the same time as Maidenhead Railway Bridge and Moulsford Railway Bridge. It was built between 1838 and 1840, opening later that same year. A second phase of work, conducted between 1890 and 1893, involved the construction of the east relief bridge along with the refurbishment of the west bridge. They have become prominent manmade features of the local riverside landscape; on 19 June 1984, they became formally protected as a Grade II listed structure.
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Background
History
The Gatehampton Railway Bridge is actually two individual viaducts running parallel to one another, sharing cutwaters. for its part, Network Rail commissioned studies into minimising the visual impact of the electrification effort.
Architecture
Each of the two bridges consists of four low semi-elliptical arches, having a combined length of 120 metres and a width of 18 metres. The arches rise from water level from round cutwaters moulded in ashlar and featuring a square span of 19 metres. In relation to the river below, the bridge is noticeably skewed, using step-outs on each bank with raked and slightly splayed abutments. The bridge is primarily composed of red brick, laid in English bond with Bramley Fall gritstone dressings. It features a plain, shallow stepped string-course along with several tie plates. Several changes of the structure have been performed over time. The arch voussoirs, which were originally composed of stone,…
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- Coordinates
- 51.5117, -1.1279
- County
- Oxfordshire
- District
- South Oxfordshire
- Parish
- Goring-on-Thames
- Postcode
- RG8 9LU
- Parliamentary constituency
- Henley and Thame
- Nearest railway station
- Goring & Streatley — 1.1 km
Sources
- osm: w553452722 (ODbL)
- wikipedia: Gatehampton Railway Bridge (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: 2008-05 Gatehampton Railway Bridge.JPG (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Basildon Park
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Goring Mill
Mills · 1.5 km
Goring Lock
Canal locks · 1.6 km
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Gatehampton Railway Bridge?
- Gatehampton Railway Bridge is in Oxfordshire, South-East England, United Kingdom (postcode RG8 9LU), in the parish of Goring-on-Thames.
- What is Gatehampton Railway Bridge?
- Gatehampton Railway Bridge is a historic bridge in the United Kingdom.
- How do I get to Gatehampton Railway Bridge?
- The nearest railway station is Goring & Streatley, about 1.1 km away. Drivers can use postcode RG8 9LU.
- Is Gatehampton Railway Bridge a protected site?
- Yes — Gatehampton Railway Bridge is part of the Chilterns National Landscape (AONB) and the North Wessex Downs National Landscape (AONB).
- Is Gatehampton Railway Bridge free to visit?
- Yes, Gatehampton Railway Bridge is free to enter.
- How do I get to Gatehampton Railway Bridge?
- The nearest railway station is Goring & Streatley, about 1.1 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode RG8 9LU.