Gatehampton Railway Bridge
Paddington to Bristol and South Wales line
Gatehampton Railway Bridge, Reading Road, Lower Basildon RG8 9NG, United Kingdom
Gatehampton Railway Bridge carries a farm track over the River Thames (below Oxford) three miles from Lancaster.
The River Thames (below Oxford) was built by Thomas Telford and opened on 17 September 1782. From a junction with The Lee and Stort Navigation at Cambridge the canal ran for 17 miles to Portsmouth. Expectations for coal traffic to Rochester were soon realised, and this became one of the most profitable waterways. Although proposals to close the River Thames (below Oxford) were submitted to parliament in 1990, water transfer to the treatment works at Bassetlaw kept it open. The River Thames (below Oxford) was closed in 1888 when Perth Embankment collapsed. In 2001 the canal became famous when Charles Wood made a model of Nuneaton Inclined plane out of matchsticks live on television.
Gatehampton Railway Bridge
is a minor waterways place
on the River Thames (below Oxford) between
Goring Lock (Goring and Streatley villages and bridge) (1 mile and 2½ furlongs
to the northwest) and
Pangbourne (2 miles and 4¾ furlongs
to the southeast).
The nearest place in the direction of Goring Lock is Goring Moorings (Moorings for entry into lock.);
1 mile and 1½ furlongs
away.
The nearest place in the direction of Pangbourne is Beale Park (Overnight moorings);
1 mile and 3¼ furlongs
away.
Mooring here is unrated.
There is a bridge here which takes a railway over the canal.
| Goring Lock Weir Entrance | 1 mile, 3 furlongs | |
Goring Lock   | 1 mile, 2½ furlongs | |
| Goring and Streatley Bridge | 1 mile, 2¼ furlongs | |
| Goring Lock Weir Exit No 1 | 1 mile, 1¾ furlongs | |
Goring Moorings  | 1 mile, 1½ furlongs | |
| Gatehampton Railway Bridge | ||
| Beale Park | 1 mile, 3¼ furlongs | |
| Pangbourne | 2 miles, 4¾ furlongs | |
The Swan PH (Pangbourne)  | 2 miles, 5¼ furlongs | |
| Whitchurch Lock Weir Entrance | 2 miles, 5½ furlongs | |
| Whitchurch Lock | 2 miles, 6 furlongs | |
Amenities here
Murco Lower BasildonAmenities nearby at Beale Park
MurcoAmenities nearby at Goring Moorings
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Nearest water point
In the direction of Teddington Lock Weir Exit
Thames & Kennet Marina — 10 miles, 2½ furlongs and 3 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Teddington Lock Weir Exit
Shiplake Lock — 14 miles, 7½ furlongs and 4 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Teddington Lock Weir Exit
Tyle Mill Lock C&RT Services — 18 miles, 3¾ furlongs and 11 locks away
Travel to Thames - Kennet Junction (Kennet Mouth), then on the River Thames (River Kennet) to High Bridge Reading, then on the River Kennet to Tyle Mill Lock C&RT Services
In the direction of Osney Bridge
Cleeve Lock — 1 mile, 7½ furlongs and 1 lock away
On this waterway in the direction of Osney BridgeNearest rubbish disposal
In the direction of Teddington Lock Weir Exit
Mapledurham Lock — 5 miles, ¼ furlongs and 1 lock away
On this waterway in the direction of Teddington Lock Weir Exit
Shiplake Lock — 14 miles, 7½ furlongs and 4 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Teddington Lock Weir Exit
Marsh Lock — 17 miles, 5¼ furlongs and 5 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Teddington Lock Weir Exit
Tyle Mill Lock C&RT Services — 18 miles, 3¾ furlongs and 11 locks away
Travel to Thames - Kennet Junction (Kennet Mouth), then on the River Thames (River Kennet) to High Bridge Reading, then on the River Kennet to Tyle Mill Lock C&RT Services
In the direction of Osney Bridge
Goring Lock — 1 mile, 2½ furlongs away
On this waterway in the direction of Osney Bridge
Day's Lock — 12 miles, 2½ furlongs and 3 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Osney BridgeNearest chemical toilet disposal
In the direction of Teddington Lock Weir Exit
Mapledurham Lock — 5 miles, ¼ furlongs and 1 lock away
On this waterway in the direction of Teddington Lock Weir Exit
Thames & Kennet Marina — 10 miles, 2½ furlongs and 3 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Teddington Lock Weir Exit
Shiplake Lock — 14 miles, 7½ furlongs and 4 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Teddington Lock Weir Exit
Tyle Mill Lock C&RT Services — 18 miles, 3¾ furlongs and 11 locks away
Travel to Thames - Kennet Junction (Kennet Mouth), then on the River Thames (River Kennet) to High Bridge Reading, then on the River Kennet to Tyle Mill Lock C&RT Services
In the direction of Osney Bridge
Day's Lock — 12 miles, 2½ furlongs and 3 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Osney BridgeNearest place to turn
In the direction of Teddington Lock Weir Exit
Whitchurch Lock Weir Exit — 2 miles, 7¼ furlongs and 1 lock away
On this waterway in the direction of Teddington Lock Weir Exit
Mapledurham Lock Weir Exit — 5 miles, 1 furlong and 2 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Teddington Lock Weir Exit
Fry's Island Entrance — 8 miles, 7 furlongs and 2 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Teddington Lock Weir Exit
Caversham Lock Weir Exit — 9 miles, 3¾ furlongs and 3 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Teddington Lock Weir Exit
Thames - Kennet Junction (Kennet Mouth) — 10 miles, 1½ furlongs and 3 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Teddington Lock Weir Exit
Blakes Lock Weir Exit — 10 miles, 3 furlongs and 3 locks away
Travel to Thames - Kennet Junction (Kennet Mouth), then on the River Thames (River Kennet) to Blakes Lock Weir Exit
Reading Jail Loop (eastern entrance) — 10 miles, 4½ furlongs and 4 locks away
Travel to Thames - Kennet Junction (Kennet Mouth), then on the River Thames (River Kennet) to Reading Jail Loop (eastern entrance)
Reading Jail Loop (western entrance) — 10 miles, 6¼ furlongs and 4 locks away
Travel to Thames - Kennet Junction (Kennet Mouth), then on the River Thames (River Kennet) to Reading Jail Loop (western entrance)
Sonning Lock Weir Entrance — 11 miles, 7½ furlongs and 3 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Teddington Lock Weir Exit
Winding Hole above County Lock — 11 miles, 3½ furlongs and 5 locks away
Travel to Thames - Kennet Junction (Kennet Mouth), then on the River Thames (River Kennet) to High Bridge Reading, then on the River Kennet to Winding Hole above County Lock
Sonning Lock Weir Exit — 12 miles, 3 furlongs and 4 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Teddington Lock Weir Exit
Fobney Lock Weir Exit — 12 miles, 7¾ furlongs and 5 locks away
Travel to Thames - Kennet Junction (Kennet Mouth), then on the River Thames (River Kennet) to High Bridge Reading, then on the River Kennet to Fobney Lock Weir Exit
In the direction of Osney Bridge
Goring Lock Weir Exit No 1 — 1 mile, 1¾ furlongs away
On this waterway in the direction of Osney Bridge
Goring Lock Weir Entrance — 1 mile, 3 furlongs and 1 lock away
On this waterway in the direction of Osney Bridge
Cleeve Lock Weir Exit No 1 — 1 mile, 7 furlongs and 1 lock away
On this waterway in the direction of Osney Bridge
Cleeve Lock Weir Entrance — 2 miles, ¼ furlongs and 2 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Osney Bridge
Benson Lock Weir Exit — 8 miles, 1¾ furlongs and 2 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Osney Bridge
Benson Lock Weir Entrance — 8 miles, 3½ furlongs and 3 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Osney Bridge
Thames - Thame Junction — 11 miles, 3¾ furlongs and 3 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Osney Bridge
Little Wittenham Cut — 12 miles, 1 furlong and 3 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Osney BridgeNearest self-operated pump-out
In the direction of Teddington Lock Weir Exit
Mapledurham Lock — 5 miles, ¼ furlongs and 1 lock away
On this waterway in the direction of Teddington Lock Weir Exit
Tyle Mill Lock C&RT Services — 18 miles, 3¾ furlongs and 11 locks away
Travel to Thames - Kennet Junction (Kennet Mouth), then on the River Thames (River Kennet) to High Bridge Reading, then on the River Kennet to Tyle Mill Lock C&RT ServicesNearest boatyard pump-out
In the direction of Teddington Lock Weir Exit
Thames & Kennet Marina — 10 miles, 2½ furlongs and 3 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Teddington Lock Weir ExitDirection of TV transmitter (From Wolfbane Cybernetic)
Wikipedia has a page about Gatehampton Railway Bridge
Gatehampton Railway Bridge, otherwise referred to as Gatehampton Viaduct, is a railway bridge carrying the Great Western Main Line over the River Thames in Lower Basildon, Berkshire, England. It takes the line between the stations at Goring and Streatley and Pangbourne, and crosses the Thames on the reach between Whitchurch Lock and Goring Lock.
The western viaduct is the older of the two, having been engineered by Isambard Kingdom Brunel and was constructed at the same time as Maidenhead Railway Bridge and Moulsford Railway Bridge. It was built between 1838 and 1840, opening later that same year. A second phase of work, conducted between 1890 and 1893, involved the construction of the east relief bridge along with the refurbishment of the west bridge. They have become prominent manmade features of the local riverside landscape; on 19 June 1984, they became formally protected as a Grade II listed structure.
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