Gatehampton Railway Bridge

Gatehampton Railway Bridge
Gatehampton Railway Bridge
Coordinates	51°30′42″N 1°07′40.5″W / 51.51167°N 1.127917°WCoordinates: 51°30′42″N 1°07′40.5″W / 51.51167°N 1.127917°W
Carries	Great Western Main Line
Crosses	River Thames
Locale	Lower Basildon, Berkshire
Characteristics
Design	Arch
Material	Brick
Height	22 feet 10 inches (6.96 m)[1]
Piers in water	2
History
Designer	Isambard Kingdom Brunel
Opened	1838

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.

See also

• Crossings of the River Thames

References

1. River Thames Alliance. Bridge heights on the River Thames.

Gatehampton Railway Bridge from the upstream bank