Royal Albert Bridge | railway bridge

United Kingdom / England / Saltash / station road
 bridge, railway bridge
The Royal Albert Bridge (sometimes called the Brunel Bridge or Saltash Bridge) spans the River Tamar in the U.K. between the Devon bank, and Saltash on the Cornish bank. It carries the Great Western Main Line in and out of Cornwall.

Built by Isambard Kingdom Brunel, opened in 1859. This is the bridge which separates the ancient kingdom of Cornwall from the country of England.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Albert_Bridge
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Coordinates:   50°24'26"N   4°12'14"W

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  • Brunel's design for the Royal Albert Bridge, Saltash, consists of two wrought iron trusses each spanning 465 feet and weighing 1,000 tons with a clear headway for river traffic of 100 feet. It was opened by the Prince Consort in 1859 shortly before Brunel's death and it still carries all the rail traffic to Penzance.
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