Historic bridges · North East England
Gaunless Bridge
In or near West Auckland.
Gaunless Bridge in England North East, United Kingdom.
Stanley Howe — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 15 min–30 min
- Nearest railway station
- Bishop Auckland West · 3.3 km
- Free entry
- Dog-friendly
About
Gaunless Bridge is a place of interest in England North East, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.
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From the Wikipedia article
Gaunless Bridge was a railway bridge on the Stockton and Darlington Railway. It was completed in 1823 and is one of the first railway bridges to be constructed of iron and the first to use an iron truss. It is also of an unusual lenticular truss design.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
Architecture
It was designed in 1823 by George Stephenson, who was the chief engineer of the railway. Stephenson had a deep understanding of the different strengths of wrought- and cast-iron. The piers supporting the truss spans form a trestle comprising two inward-leaning cast iron tubular pillars. The pillars are braced apart by a cast iron X-frame. These additional pillars make the bridge spans self-supporting, even in the absence of the stone abutments. This may have been a factor in the bridge's preservation off-site and re-display in railway museums since, as it is relatively easy to re-erect the bridge without needing expensive foundations.
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 54.6332, -1.7128
- District
- County Durham
- Parish
- County Durham, unparished area
- Postcode
- DL14 9EJ
- Parliamentary constituency
- Bishop Auckland
- Established
- 1823
- Nearest railway station
- Bishop Auckland West — 3.3 km
- Opening
- {{Start date|1823}}
Sources
- wikidata: Q5527699 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Gaunless Bridge (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Gaunless Bridge?
- Gaunless Bridge is in North-East England, United Kingdom (postcode DL14 9EJ), in the parish of County Durham, unparished area.
- What is Gaunless Bridge?
- Gaunless Bridge in England North East, United Kingdom.
- How do I get to Gaunless Bridge?
- The nearest railway station is Bishop Auckland West, about 3.3 km away. Drivers can use postcode DL14 9EJ.
- When was Gaunless Bridge built?
- Built or established in 1823.
- Who owns Gaunless Bridge?
- Gaunless Bridge is owned by | maint =.
- Is Gaunless Bridge free to visit?
- Yes, Gaunless Bridge is free to enter.
- How do I get to Gaunless Bridge?
- The nearest railway station is Bishop Auckland West, about 3.3 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode DL14 9EJ.