2006-11-27 00:51:48 · 5 answers · asked by Rigsby 1 in Travel ➔ United Kingdom ➔ London
It is the remains of a railway bridge built by the London, Chatham and Dover Railway in the 19th Century. Another bridge was later built alongside when services increased. This is the one that carries trains today - they just decided that the original bridge was no longer required. Look out for the very ornate heraldic crest of the railway that still adorns the remains of the bridge on the south bank.
2006-11-27 08:15:40 · answer #1 · answered by david f 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
They are actually from a Bridge that was never built - they only got as far as the pillars and then changed their mind and we got the two bridges, road and rail instead.
They do look daft there, I've always wondered why they haven't ever been removed.
2006-11-27 03:48:47 · answer #2 · answered by sarahlmann2001 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
There used to be a bridge there. It's been taken down but the pillars still stand there.
2006-11-27 02:57:03 · answer #3 · answered by borscht 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I think it was an old bridge called St Paul's Bridge. I'm not sure whether it was removed or never built but the OXO Tower's probably scuppered any hope of it ever carrying road traffic again (or not again)
2006-11-27 04:03:30 · answer #4 · answered by Uncle Sid 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
An old bridge that's now gone.
2006-11-27 00:54:20 · answer #5 · answered by Well, said Alberto 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋