黑衣铁路大桥是一座铁路桥,跨越伦敦泰晤士河,位于黑衣修士桥和千年桥之间。
全球最大太阳能桥之一,另一座在澳洲。
该桥有两座。第一座建成于1864年,约瑟夫·丘比特设计,用于伦敦查塔姆和多佛尔铁路。1924年建成的南部的铁路,城际和欧陆服务集中在滑铁卢和圣保罗站成为本地和郊区站。出于这个原因,原桥的使用逐渐下降。结构不足以支持现代化的火车,并因此在1985年拆除 。
Blackfriars Railway Bridge is a railway bridge crossing the River Thames in London, between Blackfriars Bridge and the Millennium Bridge.
There have been two structures with the name. The first bridge was opened in 1864 and was designed by Joseph Cubitt for the London, Chatham and Dover Railway. Massive abutments at each end carried the railway’s insignia, preserved and restored on the south side. Following the formation of the Southern Railway in 1924, inter-city and continental services were concentrated on Waterloo, and St Paul‘s Station became a local and suburban stop. For this reason, the use of the original bridge gradually declined. It eventually became too weak to support modern trains, and was therefore removed in 1985 – all that remains is a series of columns crossing the Thames and the southern abutment, which is a Grade II listed structure.
The second bridge, built slightly further downstream (to the east), was originally called St Paul’s Railway Bridge and opened in 1886. It was designed by John Wolfe-Barry and Henry Marc Brunel and is made of wrought iron. It was built by Lucas & Aird. When St Paul‘s railway station changed its name to Blackfriars in 1937 the bridge changed its name as well.
At the southern end of the bridge was Blackfriars Bridge railway station which opened in 1864 before closing to passengers in 1885 following the opening of what is today the main Blackfriars station. Blackfriars Bridge railway station continued as a goods stop until 1964 when it was completely demolished, and much of it redeveloped into offices.
As part of the Thameslink Programme, the platforms at Blackfriars station will be extended across the Thames and partially supported by the 1864 bridge piers. The project is being designed by Jacobs and Tony Gee & Partners and built by Balfour Beatty. Work on the bridge also includes the installation of a roof covered with photovoltiac solar panels. When completed it will be the largest of only two solar bridges in the world (the other being Kurilpa Bridge in Australia). Other green improvements include sun pipes and systems to collect rain water.
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