Galton Bridge

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Galton Bridge is a historic cast-iron canal bridge in Smethwick, England, renowned as an early 19th-century engineering landmark designed by Thomas Telford.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Grade I listed building
arch bridge
canal bridge
cast-iron bridge
historic structure
constructionStartDate 1827
country England
crosses Birmingham Canal Navigations NERFINISHED
Galton Valley NERFINISHED
New Main Line NERFINISHED
designer Thomas Telford NERFINISHED
hasApproach masonry abutments
hasArchitecturalStyle early 19th-century industrial engineering
hasCategory Bridges by Thomas Telford
Canal bridges in the West Midlands
Grade I listed bridges in the West Midlands
hasFunction carries road traffic
pedestrian crossing
hasHeight about 70 feet above the canal
hasHeritageStatus scheduled monument
hasHistoricSignificance associated with improvements to Birmingham Canal Navigations main line
important example of early cast-iron bridge engineering
hasLength about 46 metres
hasParapet cast-iron parapets with decorative panels
hasReferenceNumber National Heritage List for England entry 1075970
hasSpanLength about 150 feet
hasStructureType single-span cast-iron arch
heritageDesignation Grade I listed
listed building
isOnWaterway Birmingham Canal Navigations New Main Line NERFINISHED
isPartOf Galton Valley Conservation Area NERFINISHED
isTouristAttraction true
locatedIn England
Sandwell NERFINISHED
Smethwick NERFINISHED
United Kingdom
West Midlands NERFINISHED
locatedInTimeZone Europe/London
locatedNear Smethwick NERFINISHED
Smethwick Galton Bridge railway station NERFINISHED
maintainedBy Canal & River Trust NERFINISHED
materialUsed cast iron
stone
namedAfter Samuel Galton Jr. NERFINISHED
openingDate 1829
partOf Birmingham Canal Navigations Main Line NERFINISHED
wasBuiltFor Birmingham Canal Company NERFINISHED
wasWorldRecord one of the highest single-span bridges in the world at time of opening

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