Galton Bridge
The Galton Bridge is a cast-iron bridge in Smethwick, near Birmingham, in the West Midlands of England. Opened in 1829 as a road bridge, the structure has been pedestrianised since the 1970s.Photo: Oosoom, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Smethwick Galton Bridge railway station and The Hawthorns.
Smethwick Galton Bridge railway station
Railway station
Photo: Loganberry, Public domain.
Smethwick Galton Bridge is a split-level railway station in Smethwick, West Midlands, England. It is at a point where two railways' lines cross on two levels.
The Hawthorns
Stadium
Photo: Mattd1991, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Hawthorns is an all-seater football stadium in West Bromwich, in the Black Country borough of Sandwell, West Midlands, England, with a capacity of 27,087. The Hawthorns is situated 1 mile northeast of Galton Bridge.
Galton Valley Canal Heritage Centre
Museum
Galton Valley Canal Museum is a small museum, located in Smethwick, England, on the border with Birmingham and alongside the BCN Main Line canals. The Museum tells the story of the development of the Galton Valley canals and those who designed, built and worked on them. Galton Valley Canal Heritage Centre is situated 2,000 feet southeast of Galton Bridge.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Smethwick and Londonderry.
Smethwick
Town
Photo: Row17, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Smethwick is an industrial town in the Sandwell district, in the county of the West Midlands, England. It lies 4 miles west of Birmingham city centre. Historically it was in Staffordshire and then Worcestershire before being placed into West Midlands county.
Londonderry
Neighborhood
Photo: David Stowell, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Londonderry is a residential area of Oldbury and Smethwick, on the B4182 road, in the Sandwell Metropolitan Borough, in the English county of West Midlands.
Lyng
Hamlet
Lyng is a residential area of West Bromwich in the West Midlands of England. It is situated in the south of the town near the border with Oldbury - and part of Oldbury's Ring Road actually borders the southern part of the area.
Galton Bridge
- Type: Bridge
- Description: cast-iron canal bridge in Smethwick, West Midlands, England
- Categories: road bridge and transportation
- Location: Sandwell, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
52.50193° or 52° 30′ 7″ northLongitude
-1.97939° or 1° 58′ 46″ westOpen location code
9C4WG22C+Q6OpenStreetMap ID
way 1271271520OpenStreetMap feature
man_made=bridgeWikidata ID
Q776344
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Turkish—“Galton Bridge” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “جسر جالتون”
- Chinese: “高尔顿桥”
- Chinese: “高爾頓橋”
- Dutch: “Galton Bridge”
- French: “Galton Bridge”
- German: “Galton Bridge”
- Malay: “Jambatan Galton”
- Turkish: “Galton Köprüsü”
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Highlights include Smethwick Galton Bridge Railway Station and Summit Crescent Bridge.
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