What is Grosvenor Bridge?
{{coord|51|29|05|N|0|08|51|W|region:GB_type:landmark|display=title}} {{Infobox bridge | image = Grosvenor Bridge, London.jpg | image_size = 350px | name = Grosvenor Bridge | caption = Grosvenor Bridge with [[Vauxhall]] in the background and [[Battersea Power Station]] to the right | locale = [[London]], [[England]] | carries = Railway | crosses = [[River Thames]] | preceded = [[Chelsea Bridge]] | followed = [[Vauxhall Bridge]] | maint = [[Network Rail]] | named_for= [[Sir Richard Grosvenor, 4th Baronet|Sir Richard Grosvenor]] | open = 1860; rebuilt 1963-1967 | below = | traffic = | design = [[Arch bridge]] | mainspan = {{convert|53.3|m|ftin|abbr=on}} | length = {{convert|283.5|m|ftin|abbr=on}} | width = {{convert|54|m|ftin|abbr=on}} }} '''Grosvenor Bridge''', also called '''Victoria Railway Bridge''', is a [[railway]] [[bridge]] over the [[River Thames]] in [[London]], between [[Vauxhall Bridge]] and [[Chelsea Bridge]]. It is made up of two bridges that were both built in the mid-19th century. The eastern side was built by the London, Chatham and Dover Railway in 1858-60 to carry trains into [[Victoria Station]]. This was the first railway bridge across the Thames in central London. The western side was built by the London, Brighton and South Coast Railway in 1865/66.<ref>[http://thames.me.uk/s00160.htm Where Thames Smooth Waters Glide]</ref> Both bridges were rebuilt in [[steel]] in 1963–67, the original [[pier]]s now being wrapped in [[concrete]]. The designer for this work was Freeman Fox & Partners. On the north bank is [[Pimlico]] to the north and east and [[Chelsea, London|Chelsea]] to the west. The Lister Hospital and the Royal Chelsea Hospital are immediately to the north west. On the south bank is Nine Elms to the east and [[Battersea]] to the west. [[Battersea Power Station]] is immediately to the south of the bridge, and [[Battersea Park]] to the south west. ==Related pages == * [[List of crossings of the River Thames]] ==References== {{reflist}} ==Other websites== {