Nene Railway Bridge
From Graces Guide
in Peternorough
Cast iron arch bridge carries the two up tracks of the East Coast Main Line across the River Nene.
Three skewed spans of 66ft (~54ft on the square).
Each pier has twelve cast iron fluted pillars on 37ft6in x 6ft6in iron caissons in the river.
Bridge strengthened 1910-11 by bracing between the ribs and between the abutments.
The above information is from the I.C.E.[1]
Constucted by the Great Northern Railway, and opened in 1850. Main contractor: Thomas Brassey. The bridge constructor was probably Fox, Henderson and Co. A truss girder bridge was built alongside in 1924 to carry the down lines.[2]
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