2010

TQ0932 : Double Viaduct over the River Arun

taken 16 years ago, near to Bucks Green, West Sussex, England

Double Viaduct over the River Arun
Double Viaduct over the River Arun
This is a unique bridge in Britain. The original bridge was the lower one, however the Board of Trade thought the gradient to the next station was too steep. The line was not allowed to open until the gradient was reduced and the new bridge built. The bridge is the logo for the Downs link path
Downs Link

The Downs Link is a 37-mile (59 km) footpath and bridleway linking the North Downs Way Link at St. Martha's Hill in Surrey with the South Downs Way Link near Steyning in West Sussex and on via the Coastal Link to Shoreham-by-Sea. Most of the route follows two dismantled railway lines, both closed by the Beeching cuts in the 1960s. The Shoreham-On-Sea to Christ’s Hospital line and the Christ’s Hospital to Shalford Junction line. The link opened in 1984.
Cycle Route 223 follows the Downs link from Guildford to Shoreham.
The logo for the walk is the viaduct across the River Arun TQ0932 : Double Viaduct over the River Arun.
A full history of the Cranleigh line (Christ’s Hospital to Shalford Junction) can be read at LinkExternal link


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Category: Railway bridge
This photo is linked from: Automatic Clusters: · Double Bridge [10] · River Arun [9] · Downs Link Path [6] · Open [2] · Viaduct [2] ·
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TQ0932, 67 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
N Chadwick   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Sunday, 2 May, 2010   (more nearby)
Submitted
Friday, 21 May, 2010
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! TQ 094 327 [100m precision]
WGS84: 51:5.0026N 0:26.3615W
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OSGB36: geotagged! TQ 094 327
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WEST (about 270 degrees)
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