Railway Bridge Over River Bure is a Grade II listed building in the Broadland local planning authority area, England. First listed on 19 October 1998. Railway bridge.
Railway Bridge Over River Bure
- WRENN ID
- sharp-eave-autumn
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Broadland
- Constituency
- Broadland and Fakenham MP: Jerome Mayhew (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 19 October 1998
- Type
- Railway bridge
- Address
- Railway Bridge Over River Bure, Buxton with Lammas
- OS grid reference
- TG 238 224
- Coordinates
- 52.753, 1.31601
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Railway Bridge over the River Bure, built in 1879 for the Great Eastern Railway, is a notable structure designed by William Waddell. This bridge features a cast-iron and steel construction with three spans supported by paired cast-iron columns. Two pairs of these columns are cross-braced to each pier, and the pier bases have been extended with modern concrete to create cutwaters. Above, riveted steel girders and cross girders provide structural support. Cantilevered brackets on either side carry walkways with tubular railings. This bridge is an early and well-preserved example of a transitional design, utilizing steel for the tension elements while retaining cast-iron for the compression columns.
Historically, the Bure valley line of the Great Eastern Railway was constructed between 1878 and 1880, with this section opening on January 1, 1880. Although the line ceased passenger services in 1952 and freight services in 1982, it was revived in 1990 as a 15-inch steam railway known as the Bure Valley Railway.
Local climate
Railway Bridge Over River Bure receives an average of 740 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 73% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 57% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 12 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 89% of listed buildings. Of these, 7 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.3°C per decade since 1991.
Averages for 1991–2020; temperature trend 1991–2025. Figures describe the wider area (a grid cell of roughly 10 km), not the individual site. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026.
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