Grosvenor Bridge
Grosvenor Bridge | |
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![]() Grosvenor Bridge with Vauxhall in the background and Battersea Power Station to the right | |
Coordinates | 51°29′05″N 0°08′51″W / 51.4847°N 0.1475°W |
Carries | Railway |
Crosses | River Thames |
Locale | London, England |
Named for | Sir Richard Grosvenor |
Maintained by | Network Rail |
Preceded by | Chelsea Bridge |
Followed by | Vauxhall Bridge |
Characteristics | |
Design | Arch bridge |
Total length | 283.5 m (930 ft 1 in) |
Width | 54 m (177 ft 2 in) |
Longest span | 53.3 m (174 ft 10 in) |
History | |
Opened | 1860 rebuilt 1963–1967 | ;
Location | |
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Grosvenor Bridge, originally known as, and alternatively called Victoria Railway Bridge, is a railway bridge over the River Thames in London, between Vauxhall Bridge and Chelsea Bridge. Originally constructed in 1860, and widened in 1865 and 1907, the bridge was extensively rebuilt and widened again in the 1960s as an array of ten parallel bridges. There are now eight tracks across the bridge.
History
The original bridge was constructed in the mid-nineteenth century in two stages: the first bridge was built by the
The bridge was widened by four tracks on the eastern side for the
In 1907 the bridge was widened again with a further track, on the western side, for the London, Brighton and South Coast Railway.[1][4]
In 1963–1967, the structure of the bridge was completely renewed and modernized, leaving only the cores of the original piers. At the same time, a tenth track was added in a space formerly used for gas mains. To minimize disruption to traffic, each track was renewed separately, and put back into service before the next one was closed. The designer for this work was
Location
On the north bank is
See also
- Crossings of the River Thames
- List of bridges in London
Notes
References
- ^ a b c "Victoria (Grosvenor) Bridge, site of", www.engineering-timelines.com, archived from the original on 2 May 2013, retrieved 16 August 2012
- ^ Wilson 1868.
- ^ Fox 1868.
- ^ Railway Magazine, 1963, p.533
- YouTube
- ^ Railway Magazine, 1963, pp.534, 542
- ^ Grolier 1968, p. 41.
Sources
- Fox, C. D. (1868). "On the Widening of the Victoria Bridge and Approaches to the Victoria Station, and on New Railways at Battersea. (Includes Plates and Appendix)". Minutes of the Proceedings. 27 (1868): 68. .
- Grolier (1968). The Year Book 1968.
- Wilson, W. (1868). "Description of the Victoria Bridge, on the Line of the Victoria Station and Pimlico Railway. (Includes Plate and Appendix)". Minutes of the Proceedings. 27 (1868): 55. .
- "Reconstruction of the Grosvenor Bridge" (PDF). The Railway Magazine: 533–4, 542. August 1963., republished with permission via https://sremg.org.uk
- "Railway Bridge Across the Thames". www.youtube.com. British Railways Board. Video of 1960s reconstruction
Further reading
- Kerensky, O. A.; Partridge, F. A. (1967). "The Reconstruction of the Grosvenor Railway Bridge. (over the River Thames)". ICE Proceedings. 36 (4): 721. .
External links
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- Grosvenor Bridge, Southern E Group
- Grosvenor Bridge at Structurae
- Where Thames Smooth Waters Glide