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Windsor Railway Bridge, the Glossary

Windsor Railway Bridge is a wrought iron 'bow and string' bridge in Windsor, Berkshire, crossing the River Thames on the reach between Romney Lock and Boveney Lock.^[1]

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30 relations: Act of Parliament (United Kingdom), Boveney Lock, Cast iron, Civil engineer, Concrete, Eton College, General contractor, Graffiti, Great Western Railway, Isambard Kingdom Brunel, List of crossings of the River Thames, List of provosts of Eton College, Listed building, Network Rail, Queen Elizabeth Bridge, River Thames, Romney Lock, Royal Albert Bridge, Saltash, Slough railway station, Slough–Windsor & Eton line, Steel, Tied-arch bridge, Trestle bridge, Truss, Viaduct, Windsor & Eton Central railway station, Windsor Bridge, Windsor, Berkshire, Wrought iron.
Bridges by Isambard Kingdom Brunel
Bridges completed in 1849
Grade II* listed buildings in Berkshire
Grade II* listed railway bridges and viaducts
Railway bridges in Berkshire
Tied arch bridges in the United Kingdom

Act of Parliament (United Kingdom)

An Act of Parliament in the United Kingdom is primary legislation passed by the UK Parliament in Westminster, London.

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Boveney Lock

Boveney Lock is a lock on the River Thames situated on the Buckinghamshire bank opposite the Windsor Racecourse and close to Eton Wick.

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Cast iron

Cast iron is a class of iron–carbon alloys with a carbon content of more than 2% and silicon content around 1–3%.

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A civil engineer is a person who practices civil engineering – the application of planning, designing, constructing, maintaining, and operating infrastructure while protecting the public and environmental health, as well as improving existing infrastructure that may have been neglected.

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Concrete

Concrete is a composite material composed of aggregate bonded together with a fluid cement that cures to a solid over time.

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Eton College

Eton College is a 13–18 public fee-charging and boarding secondary school for boys in Eton, Berkshire, England.

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General contractor

A contractor (North American English) or builder (British English), is responsible for the day-to-day oversight of a construction site, management of vendors and trades, and the communication of information to all involved parties throughout the course of a building project.

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Graffiti

Graffiti (plural; singular graffiti or graffito, the latter rarely used except in archeology) is writing or drawings made on a wall or other surface, usually without permission and within public view.

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Great Western Railway

The Great Western Railway (GWR) was a British railway company that linked London with the southwest, west and West Midlands of England and most of Wales.

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Isambard Kingdom Brunel

Isambard Kingdom Brunel (9 April 1806 – 15 September 1859) was a British civil engineer and mechanical engineer who is considered "one of the most ingenious and prolific figures in engineering history", "one of the 19th-century engineering giants", and "one of the greatest figures of the Industrial Revolution, changed the face of the English landscape with his groundbreaking designs and ingenious constructions".

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List of crossings of the River Thames

The River Thames is the second-longest river in the United Kingdom, passes through the capital city, and has many crossings.

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List of provosts of Eton College

The provost is the chairman of the governing body of Eton College.

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Listed building

In the United Kingdom, a listed building is a structure of particular architectural and/or historic interest deserving of special protection.

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Network Rail

Network Rail Limited is the owner (via its subsidiary Network Rail Infrastructure Limited, which was known as Railtrack plc before 2002) and infrastructure manager of most of the railway network in Great Britain.

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Queen Elizabeth Bridge

The Queen Elizabeth Bridge is a road bridge just to the west of the town of Windsor, Berkshire, England. Windsor Railway Bridge and Queen Elizabeth Bridge are bridges across the River Thames.

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River Thames

The River Thames, known alternatively in parts as the River Isis, is a river that flows through southern England including London.

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Romney Lock

Romney Lock is a lock on the River Thames in England near Windsor and Eton, about half a mile downstream of Windsor Bridge.

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Royal Albert Bridge

The Royal Albert Bridge is a railway bridge which spans the River Tamar in England between Plymouth, Devon and Saltash, Cornwall. Windsor Railway Bridge and Royal Albert Bridge are bridges by Isambard Kingdom Brunel.

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Saltash

Saltash (Cornish: Essa) is a town and civil parish in south Cornwall, England.

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Slough railway station

Slough railway station, in Slough, Berkshire, England, is on the Great Western Main Line, halfway between London Paddington and Reading.

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Slough–Windsor & Eton line

The Slough–Windsor & Eton line is a branch railway line long, in Berkshire, England. Windsor Railway Bridge and Slough–Windsor & Eton line are 1849 establishments in England.

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Steel

Steel is an alloy of iron and carbon with improved strength and fracture resistance compared to other forms of iron.

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Tied-arch bridge

A tied-arch bridge is an arch bridge in which the outward-directed horizontal forces of the arch(es) are borne as tension by a chord tying the arch ends rather than by the ground or the bridge foundations.

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Trestle bridge

A trestle bridge is a bridge composed of a number of short spans supported by closely spaced frames.

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Truss

A truss is an assembly of members such as beams, connected by nodes, that creates a rigid structure.

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Viaduct

A viaduct is a specific type of bridge that consists of a series of arches, piers or columns supporting a long elevated railway or road.

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Windsor & Eton Central railway station

Windsor & Eton Central station is one of two terminal stations serving the town of Windsor, Berkshire, England. Windsor Railway Bridge and Windsor & Eton Central railway station are 1849 establishments in England.

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Windsor Bridge

The Windsor Bridge or Windsor Town Bridge, an iron and granite arch bridge over the River Thames, connects the towns of Windsor and Eton in the English county of Berkshire. Windsor Railway Bridge and Windsor Bridge are bridges across the River Thames.

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Windsor, Berkshire

Windsor is a historic town in the Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead in Berkshire, England.

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Wrought iron

Wrought iron is an iron alloy with a very low carbon content (less than 0.05%) in contrast to that of cast iron (2.1% to 4.5%).

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windsor_Railway_Bridge