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. It was built by Thomas Telford to carry a road across the new main line of the Birmingham Canal, which was built in a deep cutting. The bridge is 70 feet (21 metres) above the canal, making it reputedly the highest single-span arch bridge in the world when it was built, 26 feet (7.9 metres) wide, and 150 feet (46 metres) long. The iron components were fabricated at the nearby Horseley Ironworks and assembled atop the masonry abutments. The design includes decorative lamp-posts and X-shaped bracing in the spandrels.
In the 1840s, a railway bridge was built from one of the abutments, with a parapet in keeping with the original. The Galton Bridge carried traffic for over 140 years until it was bypassed by a new road, named Telford Way, in the 1970s, and now carries only pedestrians and cyclists. The bridge is one of six built by Telford that share common design features and the only one still standing without modification. It underwent minor repair work in the 1980s, after which it was repainted from its original black into a colour scheme intended to enhance its features. It is maintained by the Canal and River Trust and lends its name to the nearby Smethwick Galton Bridge railway station. It is a gradeI listed building.
The GaltonBridge is a cast-iron bridge in Smethwick, near Birmingham, in the West Midlands of England. Opened in 1829 as a road bridge, the structure...
Galton and thus this cutting created the Galton Valley and GaltonBridge was named in his honour. The bridge was the longest single-span iron bridge in...
Smethwick GaltonBridge is a split-level railway station in Smethwick, West Midlands, England. It is at a point where two railways' lines cross on two...
replacement bus was cut back to run only between Stoke-on-Trent and Norton Bridge, via Wedgwood, Barlaston and Stone. reintroduction of calls at Polesworth...
opened on the restored route: Smethwick GaltonBridge, The Hawthorns and Jewellery Quarter. Smethwick GaltonBridge station was built as a two-level interchange...
changes here were completed in 1829. Telford designed a cast iron bridge, the GaltonBridge, to span his cutting. It was cast in the Horseley Iron Works,...
Telford's death, in January 1835. At the time of its construction in 1829, GaltonBridge was the longest single span in the world. Telford surveyed and planned...
Stafford, Crewe and Runcorn. 1tph to Birmingham New Street via Smethwick GaltonBridge. 2 trains per hour run between Liverpool and Birmingham during peak...
New Street (although it is now possible to join a train to Smethwick GaltonBridge and change onto a Transport for Wales service to these destinations)...
heading towards Wolverhampton; however, due to the platform layout and road bridge supports, only 5–12 can accommodate trains heading towards Five Ways. There...
Trinity Church and GaltonBridge is at the start of the Oldbury Road. Smethwick West was closed in 1995 and is located next to GaltonBridge Station. Smethwick...
similar to Telford's GaltonBridge, which is a Grade I listed structure that spans his BCN New Main Line canal at Smethwick. The bridge was built with five...
closed in 1996, being replaced by a new railway station, Smethwick GaltonBridge, around 110 yards (100 metres) to the east, which serves two railway...
International Transport for Wales Birmingham - Wales Smethwick GaltonBridge Birmingham International CrossCountry Bournemouth - Manchester Wolverhampton...
Galton Village is a residential area of Smethwick, West Midlands, England. It takes its name from the iconic nearby GaltonBridge that was named after...
passengers wishing to access main line services there must either change at GaltonBridge or make the transfer between Snow Hill (or Moor St) & New Street on...
though it was only a few hundred yards from the replacement Smethwick GaltonBridge. Many least used stations are also served infrequently or irregularly...
as a flyover at Norton Bridge station, were later restarted. A £250 million project to grade-separate the tracks at Norton Bridge that allowed for increased...
Bridges in the United Kingdom is a link page for significant road bridges or footbridges in the United Kingdom. Significant railway bridges are listed...
station". Rail Around Birmingham. Retrieved 23 January 2008. "Smethwick GaltonBridge station". Rail Around Birmingham. Retrieved 23 January 2008. "Smethwick...
man-made earthworks in the world at the time. It was spanned by the GaltonBridge. The engine was still needed, despite both these developments, and Thomas...
Telford's Craigellachie Bridge, Mythe Bridge was cast by William Hazledine, and is similar in form to Telford's GaltonBridge, which spans the Birmingham...
Junction Lye Cradley Heath Old Hill Rowley Regis Langley Green Smethwick GaltonBridge The Hawthorns Jewellery Quarter Birmingham Snow Hill Birmingham Moor...
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