WINDSOR BRANCH RR BRIDGE 1848 I.K. Brunel HEW 772 SU 961 773 N51o 29' 8.6" W0o 37' 4.9"
When Brunel was building the Great Western Railway, objections from Eton College prevented the building of this branch from Slough to Windsor for 15 years. This graceful bowstring arch bridge, which has a skewed span of 202 feet, crosses the River Thames. Originally there were two tracks running between three bowstring trusses, but now only one track. Over the years, the cast iron piers were filled with concrete then replaced with brick abutments and Brunel's timber viaducts replaced with brick arches. The bearing girders are now steel.