Chepstow Railway Bridge

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Chepstow Railway Bridge is a former railway bridge built to a design by Isambard Kingdom Brunel in 1852. Known as the "Great Tubular Bridge", it spanned the River Wye at Chepstow, Wales, and is considered one of Brunel's major achievements. It was economical in its use of materials, and would prove to be the design prototype for Brunel's 1854 Royal Albert Bridge at Saltash in Cornwall. Although the superstructure has since been replaced, Brunel's tubular iron piers continue to support the bridge. It is a Grade II listed structure, and spans the border between Wales and England.

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