Spa Road railway bridge
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Site ID :- GTL03956
Key Words :- railway
Linked Sites :-
GTL03157,London and Greenwich Railway viaduct
GTL00061,Spa Road Station
GTL03997,Abbey Street railway bridgeAddress :- Spa Road, London, Greater London
Grid Reference :- TQ 34144 79241
Grid Co-ordinates :- Easting 534144 m, Northing 179241 m
Lat & Long (WGS84) :- 51.496203 , -0.068972
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Administrative Area :- Southwark London Borough Council
Pre 1974 County :- London
Site Status :- Listed - Grade II
Site Condition :-
Historic England List No - 1385932,
Site Era :-
Site Dates :- 1836 -
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Contributor :- Robert Mason - 10 November 2023
Contributors Society :- Greater London Industrial Archaeology Society
Copyright :- cc-by-nc-sa 4.0 © Robert Mason
Record Status :- Incomplete
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Description and History
Railway bridge by Colonel Landmann, engineer for the London and Greenwich Railway.
Brick semicircular arch carried on rows of 14 cast-iron Doric columns which separate the carriageway from narrower arched footways on either side.
One of the two surviving bridges from London's first railway line, the London and Greenwich, opened as far as Deptford in 1836 (see also Abbey Street (qv)).
Spa Road to Deptford was opened 8 February 1836, so this railway bridge was the first to be built in London, and the oldest that remains operational.
Bridge ELR - XTD Structure 77 Spa Road (W) between London Bridge Station and New Cross Station.
Restoration completed June 2010.
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Grid Reference :- TQ 34144 79241
Grid Co-ordinates :- Easting 534144 m, Northing 179241 m
Lat & Long (WGS84) :- 51.496203 , -0.068972
View Historic Mapping
Site Location :-
Viewing Site :-
Parish or Township :-
Administrative Area :- Southwark London Borough Council
Pre 1974 County :- London
Site Status :- Listed - Grade II
Site Condition :-
Historic England List No - 1385932,
Site Era :-
Site Dates :- 1836 -
Visit By :- -
Contributor :- Robert Mason - 10 November 2023
Contributors Society :- Greater London Industrial Archaeology Society
Copyright :- cc-by-nc-sa 4.0 © Robert Mason
Record Status :- Incomplete
Reviewed By :- -
Brick semicircular arch carried on rows of 14 cast-iron Doric columns which separate the carriageway from narrower arched footways on either side.
One of the two surviving bridges from London's first railway line, the London and Greenwich, opened as far as Deptford in 1836 (see also Abbey Street (qv)).
Spa Road to Deptford was opened 8 February 1836, so this railway bridge was the first to be built in London, and the oldest that remains operational.
Bridge ELR - XTD Structure 77 Spa Road (W) between London Bridge Station and New Cross Station.
Restoration completed June 2010.