Fulham Railway Bridge

Fulham Railway Bridge
Fulham Railway Bridge at low tide
Coordinates51°27′57″N 0°12′35″W / 51.46583°N 0.20972°W / 51.46583; -0.20972
CarriesDistrict line
Pedestrians
CrossesRiver Thames
LocaleLondon, England
Maintained byNetwork Rail
Preceded byPutney Bridge
Followed byWandsworth Bridge
Characteristics
DesignGirder bridge
History
Opened3 June 1889; 135 years ago (1889-06-03)
Location
Map

Fulham Railway Bridge crosses the River Thames in London. It is very close to Putney Bridge, and carries the London Underground District line between Putney Bridge station on the North, and East Putney station on the South. Fulham Railway Bridge can also be crossed on foot, on the downstream (east) side.

Swans in front of the bridge

Originally referred to by its design engineers W. H. Thomas and William Jacomb as Putney Railway Bridge (which it is still sometimes called) it has no official name,[1] but for over a hundred years it has been known colloquially as "The Iron Bridge".[2]

Panorama of Fulham Railway Bridge looking downstream
  1. ^ "no official name":
    • Whittaker's Almanac. Joseph Whitaker. 2012. p. 527. ISBN 978-1408130124.
  2. ^ "The Iron Bridge":
    • Matthews, Peter (2008). London's Bridges. Shire Publications. p. 59. ISBN 978-0747806790.