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A fact from Hereford Road Skew Bridge appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 30 September 2009 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows:

Did you know... that Hereford Road Skew Bridge (pictured) has been descibed as one of the most "skew" railway bridges in England?

A record of the entry may be seen at Wikipedia:Recent additions/2009/September.

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Another ribbed skew arch in the area![edit]

I visited this bridge recently, travelling by train from London. Somewhere between Colwall Station and the eastern portal of Ledbury Tunnel I'm sure the line passes under a bridge of this type made of red brick. On the way home I paid close attention and I'm certain we passed under such a bridge. What makes it interesting is that, unlike Hereford Road and Southdown Road bridges, this one is an overbridge, though that makes it more difficult to observe and photograph. I'm estimating that its location must be here, where the A449 crosses the line. Does anyone have any clues or leads? MegaPedant (talk) 14:58, 21 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I've recently travelled on that line again. I didn't stop off at Ledbury but went on to Hereford. I did see the bridge again and can confirm from a GPS reading that it does indeed coincide with the co-ordinates given above and that it carries the A449 road over the railway.

You get a good view of Hereford Road bridge from the train if you face backwards and look to your right as the train accelerates away from Ledbury station, heading towards Hereford.

There is, I believe, yet another overbridge of this type on the route! It flashed past between Worcester Foregate Street and Malvern Link stations and it's located somewhere near to milepost 123. My best guess is that it might be here but I couldn't check on the return journey as it was dark. MegaPedant (talk) 12:22, 20 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Monkhide skew bridge[edit]

I'd also love to research the claim that the skew bridge at Monkhide is the most oblique in the country. Herefordshire and Gloucestershire Canal#Route claims an angle of 60° which, if it means the skew angle (as opposed to the compliment of the skew angle, which would then imply an actual skew angle of 'only' 30°), it is pretty oblique, though not quite as oblique as Southdown Road Skew Bridge, which, at around 65° is the most skewed bridge I've ever seen. MegaPedant (talk) 16:48, 21 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I've found a photo of the Monkhide skew bridge here and the good news is that it can be re-used in a Wikipedia article. MegaPedant (talk) 13:56, 20 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

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