2012

SX9473 : Railway west of Shute Hill bridge

taken 13 years ago, near to Teignmouth, Devon, England

Railway west of Shute Hill bridge
Railway west of Shute Hill bridge
The railway through Teignmouth is in a deep constructed cutting. From this viewpoint can be seen the temporary structures put up for the replacement of the Fore Street bridge. At upper right is the rear of Salisbury Terrace.
Fore Street bridge, Teignmouth :: SX9373

Fore Street bridge, once a principal route over the railway and into the town, has carried local traffic since the realignment of the A379 in the late 1980s. Consulting engineers for Network Rail, Arup, had identified unacceptable weakness in the girders supporting the carriageway together with overloading in the parapet girders. The only solution was to dismantle the bridge (which may date from the time Brunel's GWR was scythed through the town) and install a new, stronger one. The major part of the work was carried out over the weekend of 18-19 February 2012 in a highly organised operation.

Information taken from Network Rail's Prior Approval Application to Teignbridge District Council, TCP 10/049, 20 December 2011, with thanks.


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Geographical Context: City, Town centre Railways Construction, Development Place: Teignmouth Bridge: Road Over Railway other tags: Railway Railway Cutting Click a tag, to view other nearby images.
This photo is linked from: Automatic Clusters: · Railway at Teignmouth [111] · Seen [57] · West Teignmouth [27] · Shute Hill [21] ·
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SX9473, 894 images   (more nearby 🔍)
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Robin Stott   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Sunday, 19 February, 2012   (more nearby)
Submitted
Friday, 20 July, 2012
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SX 9404 7306 [10m precision]
WGS84: 50:32.8603N 3:29.8145W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SX 9412 7310
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West-southwest (about 247 degrees)
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