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Grey plaque № 55402

Peterborough, Peterborough, England, United Kingdom

Historic Cast Iron Bridge. This listed structure was constructed for the Great Northern Railway in 1850. Built by the engineer Joseph Cubitt, the contractor was Thomas Brassey (1805-1870) who also built railways in India, Australia, North and South America, Russia and the rest of Europe. Despite min

or strengthening in 1910 and 1914, the structure is basically original although it now carries trains travelling at more than 100 miles per hour. It is believed to be the last cast iron bridge on a ma

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