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.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Galton Bridge canonical | 2 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Grade I listed building
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arch bridge ⓘ canal bridge ⓘ cast-iron bridge ⓘ historic structure ⓘ |
| constructionStartDate | 1827 ⓘ |
| country | England ⓘ |
| crosses |
Birmingham Canal Navigations
NERFINISHED
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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
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Canal bridges in the West Midlands ⓘ Grade I listed bridges in the West Midlands ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
carries road traffic
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pedestrian crossing ⓘ |
| hasHeight | about 70 feet above the canal ⓘ |
| hasHeritageStatus | scheduled monument ⓘ |
| hasHistoricSignificance |
associated with improvements to Birmingham Canal Navigations main line
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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
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listed building ⓘ |
| isOnWaterway | Birmingham Canal Navigations New Main Line NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isPartOf | Galton Valley Conservation Area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isTouristAttraction | true ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
England
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Sandwell NERFINISHED ⓘ Smethwick NERFINISHED ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ West Midlands NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInTimeZone | Europe/London ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Smethwick
NERFINISHED
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Smethwick Galton Bridge railway station NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| maintainedBy | Canal & River Trust NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| materialUsed |
cast iron
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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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