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1850 Cast Iron Bridge
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- Camera: NIKON E4300
- Taken on 2008/07/27 12:24:47
- Exposure: 0.013s
- Focal Length: 8.00mm
- F/Stop: f/2.800
- ISO Speed: ISO100
- Exposure Bias: 0.00 EV
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cromdans, on August 2, 2008, said:
Constucted for the Great Northern Railway in 1850. Built by engineer Joseph Cubitt and contractor Thomas Brassey. The bridge underwent minor strengthening in 1910 and 1914 and is believed to be the last cast iron bridge on a major British Rail high speed link.