Three Bridges, London

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Three Bridges
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Location of Three Bridges in London Borough of Ealing
TypeBridge
Location Southall
Coordinates 51°30′16″N0°21′20″W / 51.5044182°N 0.3554333°W / 51.5044182; -0.3554333
OS grid reference TQ 14246 79655
Area London Borough of Ealing
Built1859;166 years ago (1859)
Architect Isambard Kingdom Brunel
Official nameWindmill Bridge
Designated26 January 1970;55 years ago (1970-01-26)
Reference no. 1002020

Three Bridges, known formally as Windmill Bridge, is a three-level crossing of transportation routes in Southall, west London, England. [1] Despite the name, this landmark features only two bridges; the canal bridge over the railway and the road bridge over the canal.

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Designed by Isambard Kingdom Brunel, the project was Brunel's last to be finished before he died on 15 September 1859.

The structure is a scheduled monument and is adjacent to an eponymous park. [2]

Design and Usage

Brunel arranged the two cast iron bridges to allow the routes of the Grand Junction Canal, Great Western and Brentford Railway, and Windmill Lane to cross each other, with the road above the canal which is above the railway. [3]

As the railway was the most recent addition, the design allowed the railway to be in a deep cutting so it wasn't visible from and didn't enter Osterley Park as well as being more economical. [4] [5] [6] Work began in 1856, and was completed in 1859. [5]


See also

References

  1. ↑ Historic England. "Windmill Bridge (1002020)". National Heritage List for England . Retrieved 29 March 2015.
  2. ↑ "The Unique London Spot Where A Railway, A Road And A Canal All Cross Each Other". Londonist. 14 September 2023. Retrieved 17 December 2023.
  3. ↑ "Heritage Locations". www.nationaltransporttrust.org.uk. Retrieved 17 December 2023.
  4. ↑ "Is this the right way to Braunston?". Grand Union Canal Walk.
  5. 1 2 "Windmill Lane Bridge (Three Bridges)". Disused Stations.
  6. ↑ Society, The Royal Geographical. "Discovering Britain - Triple bypass". www.discoveringbritain.org. Retrieved 17 December 2023.
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