Rewley Road Swing Bridge
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File:Oxford - LNWR Swing Bridge - geograph.org.uk - 95063.jpg
The old Rewley Road Swing Bridge with the newer Sheepwash Channel Railway Bridge behind over the Sheepwash Channel.
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Carries | Buckinghamshire Railway |
Crosses | Sheepwash Channel |
Locale | Oxford, England |
Maintained by | Network Rail |
Characteristics | |
Design | Swing bridge |
Material | Steel girder |
Number of spans | 1 |
History | |
Designer | Robert Stephenson |
Opened | 1851 |
Closed | 1984 |
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Rewley Road Swing Bridge is a disused railway swing bridge over Sheepwash Channel in west Oxford, England.[1][2] To the north are Cripley Meadow and Fiddler's Island and to the south are Osney Island and the Botley Road.
The bridge was designed by Robert Stephenson and built in 1850–1.[3] It was reconstructed in 1890 and 1906, latterly using steel girders. The bridge closed to passenger traffic in 1951 and to goods in 1984.
Overview
The swing bridge was for the former Buckinghamshire Railway line of London and North Western Railway that used to serve the Oxford Rewley Road railway station (later London, Midland and Scottish Railway, LMS), which was on the site of the Saïd Business School.[4][5] It is close to Rewley Road Bridge to the east and Sheepwash Channel Railway Bridge to the west, which also cross Sheepwash Channel.[1]
Restoration project
The bridge is one of two swing bridges in England that are scheduled monuments.[3] As of 2012[update], it is due to be restored by the Oxford Preservation Trust, English Heritage, Network Rail (the owners), and other partners.
Gallery
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Rail swing bridge , Oxford - geograph.org.uk - 1610155.jpg
View of the swing bridge over Sheepwash Channel in 1977 when it was still in operation.
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Swing bridge over the canal - geograph.org.uk - 1405691.jpg
The swing bridge in the open position on the north bank of the Sheepwash Channel.
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End of the bridge - geograph.org.uk - 1405718.jpg
Close-up view of the end of the bridge.
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Looking up the canal - geograph.org.uk - 1405703.jpg
View of Sheepwash Channel, with the site of the old swing bridge in the foreground and the newer railway bridge in the background.
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Rail swing bridge , Oxford - geograph.org.uk - 1610161.jpg
The Sheepwash Channel with the old swing bridge and the newer railway bridge behind.
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- Railway bridges in Oxfordshire
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- Swing bridges in the United Kingdom
- 1851 establishments in England
- 1851 in rail transport
- 1984 disestablishments in England