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unusual facts about skew arch



Gospel Oak EP

The cover photograph of the album shows the two brick skew arch bridges adjacent to Gospel Oak railway station in north London, UK.

Gospel Oak railway station

The two brick skew arch bridges by which the trains cross Gordon House Road are shown on the cover photograph of the 1997 music album Gospel Oak by Irish singer Sinéad O'Connor.

Kielder Viaduct

Kielder Viaduct consists of seven semi-circular masonry skew arches and was built in 1862 to carry the North British Railway across marshy land, which following flooding to create Kielder Water, became the place where Deadwater Burn joins Bakethin Reservoir.

London Bridge – Greenwich Railway Viaduct

The structure carries the former London and Greenwich Railway line and consists of 851 semi-circular arches and 27 skew arches or road bridges.


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