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The Battersea Railway Bridge - properly called the Cremorne Bridge, after the pleasure grounds in Chelsea and originally commonly referred to as the Battersea New Bridge - is a bridge across the River Thames in London, between Battersea and Chelsea and forming part of the West London Line of the London Overground from Clapham Junction to Willesden Junction. ==History== The bridge was designed by William Baker,〔(London bridges images and info ) (website)〕 chief engineer of the London and North Western Railway, and was opened on 2 March 1863 〔(Battersea Railway Bridge Tour UK ) (website)〕 at a cost of £87,000.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Battersea Railway Bridge )〕 It carries two sets of railway lines and consists of five lattice girder arches set on stone piers. There is a three-arch brick viaduct on the north side of the bridge, with one arch having been opened to provide a pedestrian route under the railway, as part of the Thames Path. On the south side there are four arches, two of which are used as storage for the residents of a houseboat community located immediately downstream of the bridge.〔 The bridge was strengthened & refurbished in 1969, and again in 1992. During a high tide in late 2003, the structure was struck by a refuse-barge, and some of the lower structural elements damaged significantly: repairs were completed in early 2004.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Inspection Report Detailed Bridge Assessments Sub-Package 2A )〕 In 2013, planning permission was granted for the Diamond Jubilee Footbridge directly upstream from Battersea Railway bridge. Trains crossing the bridge are subject to a 20/30 mph speed limit (locomotive-hauled traffic is restricted to 20 mph, all other traffic is limited to 30 mph).〔 The bridge was declared a Grade II * listed structure in 2008, providing protection to preserve its special character from unsympathetic development.〔(''London bridges get listed status '' ) (BBC News) accessed 26 November 2008〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Battersea Railway Bridge」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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