Rewley Road Swing Bridge, Oxford
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Rewley Road Swing Bridge, Oxford
Image: © Stephen McKay Taken: 10 Jul 2020
The remains of this railway swing bridge over the Sheepwash Channel makes for an odd sight - very much a railway to nowhere. It was built in 1850-51 to a design by Robert Stephenson and was used by passenger traffic until 1951 and freight traffic until 1984. Trains used it to access Oxford's Rewley Road station which has now been demolished. The bridge is owned by the Oxford Preservation Trust who hope to restore it as an important part of the city's industrial heritage.
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Image Location
Latitude
51.755555
Longitude
-1.270511