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Image:Albert Road2.jpg|An excellent pic along Albert Road with the railway bridge in the distance. All this has now changed. ''© [[:Category:Clive Moore|Clive Moore]]'' | Image:Albert Road2.jpg|An excellent pic along Albert Road with the railway bridge in the distance. All this has now changed. ''© [[:Category:Clive Moore|Clive Moore]]'' | ||
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18.11.03 | |||
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Image:Albert Road4.jpg|Technically speaking this could, I guess, be Victoria Road. The Bristol relief line passes over Albert Road and the River Avon on a long viaduct. | Image:Albert Road4.jpg|Technically speaking this could, I guess, be Victoria Road. The Bristol relief line passes over Albert Road and the River Avon on a long viaduct. | ||
Image:Albert Road5.jpg|Standing underneath the girder section and looking East. | Image:Albert Road5.jpg|Standing underneath the girder section and looking East. | ||
Image:Albert Road6.jpg|The railway runs along Victoria Street before crossing the river Avon. The building on the left is the Bristol Dogs Home and the area to the right | Image:Albert Road6.jpg|The railway runs along Victoria Street before crossing the river Avon. The building on the left is the Bristol Dogs Home and the area to the right had just been redeveloped. | ||
Image:Albert Road7.jpg|The same stretch of viaduct viewed from the river bank. At the extreme right the railway passes under Bath Road. | Image:Albert Road7.jpg|The same stretch of viaduct viewed from the river bank. At the extreme right the railway passes under Bath Road. | ||
Image:Albert Road8.jpg|The view from underneath looking West | Image:Albert Road8.jpg|The view from underneath looking West. | ||
Image:Albert Road9.jpg|The view along the footpath that also crosses the river at this spot. The bridge taking Bath Road over the relief line can be seen, as can the huge retaining wall which is visible at the back of any photo of [[Bath Road Depot]] | Image:Albert Road9.jpg|The view along the footpath that also crosses the river at this spot. The bridge taking Bath Road over the relief line can be seen, as can the huge retaining wall which is visible at the back of any photo of [[Bath Road Depot]] | ||
Image:Albert Road3.jpg|A 2004 view along the road to compare with Clive's 1993 photo. | |||
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[[Category:GWR]] | [[Category:GWR]] | ||
Revision as of 20:29, 14 February 2008
<googlemap lat="51.445877" lon="-2.576981"> 51.445582, -2.576187, Albert Road Viaduct </googlemap>
To the Southwest: Bath Road Bridge - Bristol Relief Line
To Wales, the North or Bath: St Philips Marsh Depot
History
This viaduct spans the River Avon, Victoria Street, Albert Road and Victoria Road.
1986
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A rather poor shot taken in 1986. A road used to pass under the bridge and the whole area was enclosed and dark.
1993
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An excellent pic along Albert Road with the railway bridge in the distance. All this has now changed. © Clive Moore
2003
18.11.03
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Technically speaking this could, I guess, be Victoria Road. The Bristol relief line passes over Albert Road and the River Avon on a long viaduct. -
Standing underneath the girder section and looking East. -
The railway runs along Victoria Street before crossing the river Avon. The building on the left is the Bristol Dogs Home and the area to the right had just been redeveloped. -
The same stretch of viaduct viewed from the river bank. At the extreme right the railway passes under Bath Road. -
The view from underneath looking West. -
The view along the footpath that also crosses the river at this spot. The bridge taking Bath Road over the relief line can be seen, as can the huge retaining wall which is visible at the back of any photo of Bath Road Depot -
A 2004 view along the road to compare with Clive's 1993 photo.
