Bridges No.25 - Kew Railway Bridge

Kew Railway Bridge is the most westerly crossing point for the Underground. It links Gunnersbury and Kew Gardens stations on the District Line, and is also used by Silverlink Metro services on the North London line.

In 1864 the London & South-Western Railway Company extended their line from South Acton Junction to Richmond and a bridge crossing was required. W R Galbraith designed the bridge and it was built by Brassey & Ogilvie and opened in 1869.

When the bridge was built it was not liked by locals in the hamlet of Strand on the Green on the north bank. However, compared to London's other railway bridge, this is very elegent. The lattice girders lighten the bulk of the structure and provide a neat design link with the nearby Kew Gardens.