Three Bridges
Three Bridges, known formally as Windmill Bridge, is a three-level crossing of transportation routes in Southall, Greater London, England. Despite its name, the landmark features only two bridges—a road bridge over a canal, which is carried in an aqueduct over a railway, which is in a cutting.Photo: J Taylor, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Photo: Smeashy, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Monument
- Description: Also known as ‘The Three Bridges’. Designed by Isambard K Brunel. Road, rail and canal intersect at this bridge.
- Also known as: “Grand Union Canal bridge 205”, “Three Bridges, London”, and “Windmill Bridge”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Southall railway station and Hanwell railway station.
Southall railway station
Railway station
Photo: Sunil060902, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Southall is a step-free access railway station on the Great Western Main Line in Southall, London, England. It is in London fare zone 4 and passenger services are provided by the Elizabeth line from London Paddington. Southall railway station is situated 1 mile west of Three Bridges.
Hanwell railway station
Railway station
Photo: Nigel Cox, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Hanwell railway station serves the town of Hanwell in the London Borough of Ealing. It is 7 miles 28 chains down the line from London Paddington and is situated between West Ealing and Southall. Hanwell railway station is situated 1 mile northeast of Three Bridges.
Southall Railway Centre
Photo: J Taylor, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Southall Railway Centre is a non-publicised railway heritage centre at Southall in west London, near Southall railway station and the Grand Union Canal. Southall Railway Centre is situated 3,800 feet west of Three Bridges.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Hanwell and Norwood Green.
Hanwell
Suburb
Photo: P.g.champion, CC BY-SA 2.0 uk.
Hanwell is a town in the London Borough of Ealing. It is about 1.5 miles west of Ealing Broadway and had a population of 28,768 as of 2011. It is the westernmost location of the London post town.
Norwood Green
Village
Photo: Chris Martin, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Norwood Green is a place in the London Borough of Ealing in London, England, that forms the southern part of Southall. It is a suburban development centred 10.7 miles west of Charing Cross and 4 miles ENE of Heathrow Airport.
Southall
Town
Photo: P.g.champion, CC BY-SA 2.0 uk.
Southall is a large suburban town in West London, England, part of the London Borough of Ealing and is one of its seven major towns. It is situated 10.7 mi west of Charing Cross and had a population of 69,857 as of 2011.
Three Bridges
- Categories: road bridge, navigable aqueduct, and historic site
- Location: Ealing, Greater London, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.50438° or 51° 30′ 16″ northLongitude
-0.35529° or 0° 21′ 19″ westInception
1859Open location code
9C3XGJ3V+QVOpenStreetMap ID
node 243841243OpenStreetMap feature
historic=monumentWikidata ID
Q17645322
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Spanish—“Three Bridges” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Windmill Bridge”
- Spanish: “Three Bridges”
- Spanish: “Tres Puentes”
- Spanish: “Windmill Bridge”
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