Severn Railway Bridge (historical)
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The Severn Railway Bridge was a historic railway bridge over the River Severn in Gloucestershire, England, that once carried trains between Sharpness and Lydney before its partial destruction and eventual demolition in the late 20th century.
Observed surface forms (3)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Severn Bridge Railway (historical) | 1 |
| Severn Railway Bridge (site) | 1 |
| Severn Railway Bridge | 0 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
demolished bridge
ⓘ
railway bridge ⓘ |
| accident | 1960 tanker collision ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Severn Bridge Railway bridge NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| builder | Contractors Marples and Sims NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| carried | single-track railway ⓘ |
| causeOfPartialDestruction | collision with oil tankers Arkendale H and Wastdale H ⓘ |
| closedToRailTraffic | 1960 ⓘ |
| connects |
Lydney
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sharpness NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| constructionStart | 1875 ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| crosses | River Severn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| demolished | 1970s ⓘ |
| demolitionCompleted | 1970 ⓘ |
| design | truss bridge ⓘ |
| engineeringSignificance | early large steel railway bridge over River Severn ⓘ |
| gauge | standard gauge ⓘ |
| hasRemains | bridge piers in River Severn ⓘ |
| heightAboveWater | approximately 70 feet ⓘ |
| historicalCounty | Gloucestershire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| laterOwner |
British Railways
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Great Western Railway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| length | approximately 4,162 feet ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
England
ⓘ
Gloucestershire ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Lydney Harbour
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sharpness Docks NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| material | steel ⓘ |
| nearbySettlement |
Awre
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Purton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor | major British railway bridge accident in 1960 ⓘ |
| numberOfSpans | 21 ⓘ |
| opened | 1879 ⓘ |
| openedToTraffic | January 1879 ⓘ |
| owner | Severn Bridge Railway Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| parliamentaryAuthorization | Severn Bridge Railway Act 1872 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partiallyDestroyed | 1960 ⓘ |
| partOf | Severn Bridge Railway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| purpose | railway traffic ⓘ |
| railwayLine |
Midland Railway branch to Sharpness
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Severn and Wye Railway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region |
southwest England
ⓘ
surface form:
South West England
|
| replacedBy | Severn Tunnel (as main rail route under Severn) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| riverMouthProximity | near Severn Estuary ⓘ |
| status | demolished ⓘ |
| trafficType |
freight trains
ⓘ
passenger trains ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Severn Bridge Railway (historical)
this entity surface form:
Severn Railway Bridge (site)