Laira Bridge
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Laira Bridge is a disused railway bridge that crosses the River Plym
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The bridge opened in 1887 to carry the London and South Western Railway
branch to Turnchapel
over the River Plym in Devon. Later the Great Western Railway
also had running powers over the bridge providing access to their Yealmpton branch
at . The bridge may be converted into a pedestrian and cycle bridge
River Plym
The River Plym is a river in Devon, England. Its source is some 450m above sea level on Dartmoor, in an upland marshy area called Plym Head. From the upper reaches which contain antiquities and mining remains the river flows roughly southwest and enters the sea near to the city of Plymouth, where...
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The bridge opened in 1887 to carry the London and South Western Railway
London and South Western Railway
The London and South Western Railway was a railway company in England from 1838 to 1922. Its network extended from London to Plymouth via Salisbury and Exeter, with branches to Ilfracombe and Padstow and via Southampton to Bournemouth and Weymouth. It also had many routes connecting towns in...
branch to Turnchapel
Turnchapel Branch
The Turnchapel Branch was a London and South Western Railway single track branch railway line in Devon, England, that ran from to via three intermediate stations, , , and .-History:...
over the River Plym in Devon. Later the Great Western Railway
Great Western Railway
The Great Western Railway was a British railway company that linked London with the south-west and west of England and most of Wales. It was founded in 1833, received its enabling Act of Parliament in 1835 and ran its first trains in 1838...
also had running powers over the bridge providing access to their Yealmpton branch
Plymouth to Yealmpton Branch
The Plymouth to Yealmpton Branch was a Great Western Railway single track branch railway line in Devon, England, that ran from to . The trains service ran from and called at four intermediate stations on the branch: , Brixton, and .-History:...
at . The bridge may be converted into a pedestrian and cycle bridge