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.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf demolished bridge ⓘ
railway bridge ⓘ
accident 1960 tanker collision ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Severn Bridge Railway bridge ⓘ
builder Contractors Marples and Sims ⓘ
carried single-track railway ⓘ
causeOfPartialDestruction collision with oil tankers Arkendale H and Wastdale H ⓘ
closedToRailTraffic 1960 ⓘ
connects Lydney ⓘ
Sharpness ⓘ
constructionStart 1875 ⓘ
country United Kingdom ⓘ
crosses River Severn ⓘ
linked to: Severn
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 ⓘ
laterOwner British Railways ⓘ
linked to: British Rail

Great Western Railway ⓘ
length approximately 4,162 feet ⓘ
locatedIn England ⓘ
Gloucestershire ⓘ
locatedNear Lydney Harbour ⓘ
Sharpness Docks ⓘ
material steel ⓘ
nearbySettlement Awre ⓘ
Purton ⓘ
notableFor major British railway bridge accident in 1960 ⓘ
numberOfSpans 21 ⓘ
opened 1879 ⓘ
openedToTraffic January 1879 ⓘ
owner Severn Bridge Railway Company ⓘ
parliamentaryAuthorization Severn Bridge Railway Act 1872 ⓘ
partiallyDestroyed 1960 ⓘ
partOf Severn Bridge Railway ⓘ
purpose railway traffic ⓘ
railwayLine Midland Railway branch to Sharpness ⓘ
Severn and Wye Railway ⓘ
region South West England ⓘ
linked to: southwest England
replacedBy Severn Tunnel (as main rail route under Severn) ⓘ
linked to: Severn Tunnel
riverMouthProximity near Severn Estuary ⓘ
status demolished ⓘ
trafficType freight trains ⓘ
passenger trains ⓘ

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Gloucester and Berkeley Canal → crossesUnder → Severn Railway Bridge (historical) ⓘ
Gloucester and Berkeley Canal → crossesUnder → Severn Bridge Railway (historical) ⓘ
linked to: Severn Railway Bridge (historical)
Lydney Harbour → nearbyFeature → Severn Railway Bridge (site) ⓘ
linked to: Severn Railway Bridge (historical)
Severn crossings → includes → Severn Railway Bridge ⓘ
linked to: Severn Railway Bridge (historical)
Severn Railway Bridge → partOf → Severn Bridge Railway ⓘ
linked to: Severn Railway Bridge (historical)
Severn Railway Bridge → alsoKnownAs → Severn Bridge Railway bridge ⓘ
linked to: Severn Railway Bridge (historical)
Severn Railway Bridge → parliamentaryAuthorization → Severn Bridge Railway Act 1872 ⓘ
linked to: Severn Railway Bridge (historical)