Railway Bridge/ Sheppard Street Underpass
Railway bridge, also known as Sheppards Street underpass was built of stone between 1840-41 by the Great Western Railway, to carry the main line between Bristol and Paddington.
The bridge span over the canal was 20 feet and the width along the canal was 49 feet, then in 1872 it was widened to 146 feet using brick and steel and then widened again in 1899 to 351 feet. The last widening involved the demolition of a small arch bridge to the north.
Today the canal line is a footpath and cycle track.
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