Royal Albert Bridge
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The Royal Albert Bridge is a 19th-century railway bridge spanning the River Tamar between Devon and Cornwall in southwest England, celebrated as one of Isambard Kingdom Brunel’s greatest engineering achievements.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Royal Albert Bridge canonical | 6 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Grade I listed structure
ⓘ
railway bridge ⓘ wrought-iron bridge ⓘ |
| carries |
Cornish Main Line
ⓘ
railway traffic ⓘ |
| category |
Bridges by Isambard Kingdom Brunel
ⓘ
Bridges in Cornwall ⓘ Bridges in Devon ⓘ Railway bridges in England ⓘ |
| connects |
Cornwall
ⓘ
Devon ⓘ |
| constructionMethod | incremental launching and floating into position ⓘ |
| constructionStart | 1854 ⓘ |
| country | England ⓘ |
| crosses | River Tamar ⓘ |
| crossesBorderBetween |
Devon
ⓘ
surface form:
Devon and Cornwall
|
| designer | Isambard Kingdom Brunel ⓘ |
| gauge | standard gauge ⓘ |
| hasApproachSpans | yes ⓘ |
| hasFunction | rail transport ⓘ |
| hasHeritageDesignation | Grade I ⓘ |
| hasParallelStructure |
Tamar Bridge
ⓘ
surface form:
Tamar Bridge (road bridge)
|
| hasToll | no ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | Grade I listed building ⓘ |
| isOn |
Tamar Valley Line
ⓘ
surface form:
Tamar Valley railway route
|
| locatedIn |
Saltash
ⓘ
southwest England ⓘ
surface form:
South West England
United Kingdom ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Plymouth ⓘ |
| maintainedBy | Network Rail ⓘ |
| material |
masonry
ⓘ
wrought iron ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
ⓘ
surface form:
Prince Albert
|
| notableFor |
Brunel’s engineering achievement
ⓘ
unique lenticular truss design ⓘ |
| numberOfMainSpans | 2 ⓘ |
| officiallyOpenedBy |
Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
ⓘ
surface form:
Prince Albert
|
| opened | 1859 ⓘ |
| openedToRailTraffic | May 1859 ⓘ |
| ownedBy | Network Rail ⓘ |
| partOf | British railway network ⓘ |
| precededBy | ferry crossing over the River Tamar ⓘ |
| region |
Cornwall
ⓘ
Devon ⓘ |
| spans | Tamar Estuary ⓘ |
| status | in use ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Great Western Railway
ⓘ
surface form:
Great Western Railway services
|
Referenced by (6)
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