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.

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Royal Albert Bridge canonical 6

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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 and Cornwall
linked to: Devon
designer Isambard Kingdom Brunel
gauge standard gauge
hasApproachSpans yes
hasFunction rail transport
hasHeritageDesignation Grade I
hasParallelStructure Tamar Bridge (road bridge)
linked to: Tamar Bridge
hasToll no
heritageStatus Grade I listed building
isOn Tamar Valley railway route
linked to: Tamar Valley Line
locatedIn Saltash
South West England
linked to: southwest England

United Kingdom
locatedNear Plymouth
maintainedBy Network Rail
material masonry
wrought iron
namedAfter Prince Albert
notableFor Brunel’s engineering achievement
unique lenticular truss design
numberOfMainSpans 2
officiallyOpenedBy 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 services

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Isambard Kingdom Brunel knownFor Royal Albert Bridge
River Tamar crossedBy Royal Albert Bridge
Cornish Main Line usesStructure Royal Albert Bridge
Saltash hasLandmark Royal Albert Bridge
Saltash crossedBy Royal Albert Bridge
Tamar Valley hasBridge Royal Albert Bridge