Maidenhead Railway Bridge
Maidenhead Railway Bridge, also known as Maidenhead Viaduct and The Sounding Arch, carries the Great Western Main Line over the River Thames between Maidenhead, Berkshire and Taplow, Buckinghamshire, England.Photo: Stephen Daglish, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Bridge
- Description: railway bridge in Maidenhead, Berkshire, England
- Also known as: “Maidenhead Viaduct” and “The Sounding Arch”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Guards Club Island and Bridge Eyot.
Guards Club Island
Islet
Photo: Nancy, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Guards Club Island, also known as Bucks Ait or bucks' eyot is an island in the River Thames connected by footbridge by to Maidenhead, Berkshire accommodating a pier adjoining the Sounding Arch part of the railway bridge which was built in 1838 to designs by Brunel.
Bridge Eyot
Islet
Photo: Nancy, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Bridge Eyot also known as Bridge Ait is an island in the River Thames in England just above Maidenhead Bridge on the reach above Bray Lock, near Maidenhead, Berkshire.
Maidenhead railway station
Railway station
Photo: Geof Sheppard, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Maidenhead railway station serves the market town of Maidenhead, Berkshire, England. It is 24 miles 19 chains down the line from London Paddington and is situated between Taplow to the east and Twyford to the west. Maidenhead railway station is situated 1 mile west of Maidenhead Railway Bridge.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Maidenhead and Glen Island.
Maidenhead
Photo: Nigel Cox, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Maidenhead is a large riverside town in the county of Berkshire in the South East of England. Like many towns, Maidenhead has lost some of its historic charm, and the town centre is a little uninspiring and overdeveloped in some parts.
Glen Island
Locality
Photo: Nancy, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Glen Island is a large area of land between the head of the Jubilee River and the River Thames at Boulter's Lock near Maidenhead. The Grade II listed Glen Island House, a riverside Gentleman's residence, was built in 1869 for Lt.
Taplow
Village
Photo: Stefan Czapski, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Taplow is a village and civil parish in Buckinghamshire, England. It sits on the left bank of the River Thames, facing Maidenhead in the neighbouring county of Berkshire, with Cippenham and Burnham to the east.
Maidenhead Railway Bridge
- Categories: railway bridge and transportation
- Location: Windsor and Maidenhead, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.52114° or 51° 31′ 16″ northLongitude
-0.70185° or 0° 42′ 7″ westOpen location code
9C3XG7CX+F7OpenStreetMap ID
way 511816111OpenStreetMap feature
man_made=bridgeWikidata ID
Q737735
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In Other Languages
From Czech to Spanish—“Maidenhead Railway Bridge” goes by many names.
- Czech: “Maidenhead Railway Bridge”
- French: “Maidenhead Railway Bridge”
- German: “Maidenhead Railway Bridge”
- Hungarian: “Maidenhead vasúti híd”
- Japanese: “メイデンヘッド橋”
- Slovak: “Maidenhead Railway Bridge”
- Spanish: “el arco sonoro”
- Spanish: “puente ferroviario de Maidenhead”
- Spanish: “Puente ferroviario de Maidenhead”
- Spanish: “viaducto de Maidenhead”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include The Sounding Arch and Guards Club Park.
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