Original New River Company bridge
Introduction
The photograph on this page of Original New River Company bridge by Rob Candlish as part of the Geograph project.
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Original New River Company bridge
Image: © Rob Candlish Taken: 24 Jun 2010
An original New River Company cast iron hump back bridge still in use today. All of the bridges carrying main roads over the river have been replaced by newer structures, but several original ones like this carrying minor roads still survive. Since the river's purpose was as an artificial "cut" to supply London with fresh water and not a navigable waterway the clearance between the water and the bridge is minimal. The Environment Agency, who are responsible for maintaining the river today, have special barges which are low enough to pass beneath these bridges.
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Image Location
Latitude
51.80161
Longitude
-0.022357