Southwark Street Rail Bridge - Southwark Street, London, UK
N 51° 30.277 W 000° 05.541
30U E 701788 N 5709951
This rail bridge carries trains over Southwark Street in a roughly west south west to east north east direction.
Waymark Code: WME9CT
Location: London, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 04/22/2012
Views: 3
The photo is taken from a position approximately 30 metres to the east of the bridge.
The bridge is held aloft by brick and stonework on both the north and south sides of Southwark Street. The bridge still carries rail traffic to/from Waterloo Station to London Bridge and Cannon Street Stations. The rails start to split at the southern part of the bridge with those to the west, coming from Waterloo, going to Cannon Street and those to the east, also coming from Waterloo, going to London Bridge.
The bridge is of steel girder construction.
Bridge Type: Girder
Bridge Usage: Railroad
Moving Bridge: This bridge is static (has no moving pieces)
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