Gloucester Road

To Bristol, the North or London: Patchway (original station)
To Wales: Patchway Tunnels

1960s

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  4955 passes under the original Gloucester Road bridge. Patchway Tunnel Signal Box can just be glimpsed through the smoke produced by the loco. © Gerald Peacock

2004

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  The A38 now crosses the railway on a new bridge. The original bridge is alongside.
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  The underpass that runs alongside the railway and under the bridges. The view towards the Patchway Tunnels.
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  Standing between the new bridge and the old bridge, looking at the new bridge.
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  The view through the bridges of the path as it rises up to road level.
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  Looking through the bridges at Patchway Tunnel. This shot gives a good idea as to how close they are to the A38 Gloucester Rd.
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  A rather contrasty shot of the original Gloucester Rd road bridge. The road was extended at one point and the concrete supports for the wider road deck can clearly be seen.
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  A view of the other side of this bridge again showing the extensions.
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  Looking back where we've just walked through. The footpath literally dives under the roads and climbs back up the other side.
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  A maintenance stairway at the side of the bridges.

2008

14.1.08

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  The bridge had a scaffold structure alongside which was to become a temporary pedestrian bridge as the road bridge was rebuilt and strengthened.

11.11.08

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  10 months later and the temporary structure is in use.
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  The road bridge is also covered in scaffolding.
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  A view along the top of the bridge.
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  A view towards Patchway Tunnels from the bridge.

2012

12.5.12

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  The completed rebuild.
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