Fen Line Railway Bridge
NCN 51, Cambridge CB4 1UU, United Kingdom
(NCN 51)

Fen Line Railway Bridge
is a minor waterways place
on the River Cam (Main river - Small River) between
Fen Ditton (4 furlongs
to the east) and
Mill Pit (End of Navigation for Powered Craft) (3 miles and 1 furlong
and 1 lock
to the southwest).
The nearest place in the direction of Mill Pit is Chesterton Ferry;
¾ furlongs
away.
Mooring here is unrated.
There is a bridge here which takes a railway over the canal.
| A14 Road Bridge (Cambridge) | 1 mile, 2½ furlongs | |
| Fen Ditton | 4 furlongs | |
| Fen Line Railway Bridge | ||
| Chesterton Ferry | ¾ furlongs | |
| Green Dragon Bridge | 4½ furlongs | |
| Riverside Bridge | 7¼ furlongs | |
| Elizabeth Bridge (Cambridge) | 1 mile, 2¼ furlongs | |
| Eights Marina | 1 mile, 2½ furlongs | |
- Conservators of the River Cam — associated with River Cam
- The Cam Conservancy - the navigation authority for the River Cam in Cambridge
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Nearest water point
In the direction of Mill Pit
Jesus Green Lock No 1 — 2 miles, 1¼ furlongs away
On this waterway in the direction of Mill Pit
In the direction of A14 Road Bridge (Cambridge)
Reach Lode Sluice — 8 miles, 3½ furlongs and 2 locks away
Travel to A14 Road Bridge (Cambridge), then on the River Cam (Main river - Large River) to Cam - Reach Lode Junction, then on the River Cam (Burwell Lode) to Reach Lode Sluice
Fish and Duck Marina — 11 miles, 2½ furlongs and 2 locks away
Travel to A14 Road Bridge (Cambridge), then on the River Cam (Main river - Large River) to Fish and Duck Marina
Fish and Duck Marina Fuel Dock — 11 miles, 3¾ furlongs and 2 locks away
Travel to A14 Road Bridge (Cambridge), then on the River Cam (Main river - Large River) to Pope's Corner, then on the River Great Ouse (Old West River - Small River) to Fish and Duck Marina Fuel Dock
Willow Walk Visitor Moorings — 15 miles, 1½ furlongs and 2 locks away
Travel to A14 Road Bridge (Cambridge), then on the River Cam (Main river - Large River) to Pope's Corner, then on the River Great Ouse (Old West River - Large River) to Willow Walk Visitor MooringsNearest rubbish disposal
In the direction of A14 Road Bridge (Cambridge)
Willow Walk Visitor Moorings — 15 miles, 1½ furlongs and 2 locks away
Travel to A14 Road Bridge (Cambridge), then on the River Cam (Main river - Large River) to Pope's Corner, then on the River Great Ouse (Old West River - Large River) to Willow Walk Visitor MooringsNearest chemical toilet disposal
In the direction of A14 Road Bridge (Cambridge)
Fish and Duck Marina — 11 miles, 2½ furlongs and 2 locks away
Travel to A14 Road Bridge (Cambridge), then on the River Cam (Main river - Large River) to Fish and Duck Marina
Willow Walk Visitor Moorings — 15 miles, 1½ furlongs and 2 locks away
Travel to A14 Road Bridge (Cambridge), then on the River Cam (Main river - Large River) to Pope's Corner, then on the River Great Ouse (Old West River - Large River) to Willow Walk Visitor MooringsNearest place to turn
In the direction of Mill Pit
Jesus Green Lock Weir Exit — 2 miles, ¾ furlongs away
On this waterway in the direction of Mill Pit
Mill Pit — 3 miles, 1 furlong and 1 lock away
On this waterway in the direction of Mill Pit
In the direction of A14 Road Bridge (Cambridge)
Baits Bite Lock Weir Entrance — 1 mile, 5 furlongs away
Travel to A14 Road Bridge (Cambridge), then on the River Cam (Main river - Large River) to Baits Bite Lock Weir Entrance
Baits Bite Lock Weir Exit — 1 mile, 5½ furlongs and 1 lock away
Travel to A14 Road Bridge (Cambridge), then on the River Cam (Main river - Large River) to Baits Bite Lock Weir Exit
Bottisham Lock Weir Exit — 4 miles, 5¼ furlongs and 2 locks away
Travel to A14 Road Bridge (Cambridge), then on the River Cam (Main river - Large River) to Bottisham Lock Weir Exit
Wicken Lode Junction — 8 miles, 5¾ furlongs and 3 locks away
Travel to A14 Road Bridge (Cambridge), then on the River Cam (Main river - Large River) to Cam - Reach Lode Junction, then on the River Cam (Burwell Lode) to Wicken Lode Junction
Fish and Duck Marina — 11 miles, 2½ furlongs and 2 locks away
Travel to A14 Road Bridge (Cambridge), then on the River Cam (Main river - Large River) to Fish and Duck Marina
Pope's Corner — 11 miles, 3¼ furlongs and 2 locks away
Travel to A14 Road Bridge (Cambridge), then on the River Cam (Main river - Large River) to Pope's Corner
Great Ouse - Braham Dock Junction — 13 miles, 2¾ furlongs and 2 locks away
Travel to A14 Road Bridge (Cambridge), then on the River Cam (Main river - Large River) to Pope's Corner, then on the River Great Ouse (Old West River - Large River) to Great Ouse - Braham Dock Junction
Willow Walk Winding Hole — 15 miles, 1¾ furlongs and 2 locks away
Travel to A14 Road Bridge (Cambridge), then on the River Cam (Main river - Large River) to Pope's Corner, then on the River Great Ouse (Old West River - Large River) to Willow Walk Winding Hole
Old West River - River Lark Junction — 18 miles, 6½ furlongs and 2 locks away
Travel to A14 Road Bridge (Cambridge), then on the River Cam (Main river - Large River) to Pope's Corner, then on the River Great Ouse (Old West River - Large River) to Old West River - River Lark JunctionNearest self-operated pump-out
In the direction of Mill Pit
Jesus Green Lock No 1 — 2 miles, 1¼ furlongs away
On this waterway in the direction of Mill Pit
In the direction of A14 Road Bridge (Cambridge)
Willow Walk Visitor Moorings — 15 miles, 1½ furlongs and 2 locks away
Travel to A14 Road Bridge (Cambridge), then on the River Cam (Main river - Large River) to Pope's Corner, then on the River Great Ouse (Old West River - Large River) to Willow Walk Visitor MooringsNearest boatyard pump-out
In the direction of A14 Road Bridge (Cambridge)
Fish and Duck Marina — 11 miles, 2½ furlongs and 2 locks away
Travel to A14 Road Bridge (Cambridge), then on the River Cam (Main river - Large River) to Fish and Duck MarinaDirection of TV transmitter (From Wolfbane Cybernetic)
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Wikipedia pages that might relate to Fen Line Railway Bridge
[Fen line]
The Fen Line is a railway line in the east of England that links Cambridge in the south to King's Lynn in the north. The line runs through Cambridgeshire
[King's Lynn railway station]
King's Lynn railway station is the northern terminus of the Fen line in the east of England, serving the town of King's Lynn, Norfolk. It is 41 miles 47 chains
[List of bridges in Cambridge]
this 1790 brick bridge replaced a wooden bridge at the site of a ford. Links Coe Fen behind The Leys School over a second small bridge to Lammas Land,
[Midland and Great Northern Joint Railway]
form a connected railway. On 4 August 1853 the Norwich and Spalding Railway obtained its Act for a line from Spalding to Sutton Bridge, and from there
[Varsity Line]
The Varsity Line (or the Oxford to Cambridge railway line) was the main railway route that once linked the English university cities of Oxford and Cambridge
[Breckland line]
The line is 51 miles 8 chains (82.2 km) in length from where it branches off the Fen line north of Ely to where it joins the Great Eastern Main Line south
[North Yorkshire Moors Railway]
traversing the marshy and deep Fen Bog using a bed of timber and sheep fleeces. The tunnel is believed to be one of the oldest railway tunnels in England. In
[East Coast Main Line]
The East Coast Main Line (ECML) is a 393-mile long (632 km) electrified railway between London and Edinburgh via Peterborough, Doncaster, York, Darlington
[Shippea Hill railway station]
Shippea Hill railway station is on the Breckland Line in the east of England, serving the Burnt Fen area of Cambridgeshire and Suffolk. The line runs between
[River Thames]
Moulsford Railway Bridge. The world's first underwater tunnel was Marc Brunel's Thames Tunnel built in 1843 and now used to carry the East London Line. The










![Railway bridge over the Cam. A substantial girder bridge carries the railway from Cambridge to Ely and Kings Lynn over the River Cam at Chesterton. This is the view through a zoom lens from the north at Fen Road Level Crossing. [[[2533083]]] shows the bridge from the riverside. by John Sutton – 26 February 2012](https://s2.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/02/82/16/2821670_5672b78e_120x120.jpg)
![Railway bridge at Ditton Meadows. The bridge carries the line to Ely and Kings Lynn. The other side of it is seen in [[[470920]]]. The main beam and diagonal girders are crudely daubed with exhortations to college boats, of which](https://s3.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/02/53/30/2533083_4d00c1a8_120x120.jpg)

![Abbey-Chesterton Bridge: manoeuvring pontoons. These pontoons will form a work platform while the right-bank riverside path under the railway bridge, known as The Jetty, is reinstated. It will be made of fabricated steel sections (shown in [[[6569371]]]) and be wider than the one it replaces.The Abbey-Chesterton Bridge will carry The Chisholm Trail, a new cycle route linking Cambridge and Cambridge North stations and offering a safe off-road route out of the city to the north and north east. Completion of the bridge span has been delayed and the steelwork will not be craned into place on the ferroconcrete abutments until the end of October 2020. by John Sutton – 14 August 2020](https://s3.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/06/56/93/6569367_318ec7d5_120x120.jpg)
![Narrowboat approaching Chesterton Railway Bridge. The bridge was constructed in 1930, it carries the Cambridge to Ely railway (Fen Line) across the River Cam.The graffiti, a taunt to rival colleges from a University rowing club, was on the bridge for several years before it got painted over (see photo taken in 2011 [[2533083]]). by Rose and Trev Clough – 05 June 2006](https://s0.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/03/64/18/3641880_37bf8105_120x120.jpg)
![Across the Cam between the bridges. It has only been possible to take this picture in the last day or two, since the right-bank path from Stourbridge Common to Fen Ditton was reopened after the completion of the approaches to The Jetty, which carries the path under the railway bridge (left) and the new Abbey-Chesterton Bridge, which will carry The Chisholm Trail, an off-road walking and cycling route, over the River Cam.[[[6668445]]] was taken from the opposite bank in November 2020, the morning after the new bridge span had been craned into place. by John Sutton – 04 May 2021](https://s3.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/06/82/80/6828011_a37f1c27_120x120.jpg)








![Abbey-Chesterton Bridge: the reopened Jetty. The Jetty, which carries the right-bank path from Ditton Meadows (left) under the bridges to Stourbridge Common, has been rebuilt as part of the Chisholm Trail project. The path, closed since summer 2019, opened a day or so before this picture was taken, on a cloudy May afternoon. [[[6798811]]] was taken a month before and links to an earlier picture. [[[6820080]]] was taken the week before. by John Sutton – 04 May 2021](https://s0.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/06/82/83/6828384_92c510ea_120x120.jpg)
![Abbey-Chesterton Bridge developments. The Abbey-Chesterton cycle bridge will carry The Chisholm Trail, which will link Cambridge and Cambridge North railway stations. [[[6317502]]] shows the state of play in November 2019 and links to an earlier view. No work was going on on a bright Sunday morning. by John Sutton – 08 March 2020](https://s1.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/06/40/77/6407745_7498169c_120x120.jpg)
![Abbey-Chesterton Bridge: widening the riverside path. The path is being widened as part of the work on the approaches to the new bridge. A short stretch each side of the bridges has been closed for a while, as [[[6936155]]] shows, and pedestrians and cyclists diverted to cross the railway at Fen Road level crossing. by John Sutton – 24 August 2021](https://s1.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/06/94/21/6942109_8cef680d_120x120.jpg)


![Abbey-Chesterton Bridge: progress on The Jetty. More of The Jetty has been reinstated since I came this way three days before (see [[[6572813]]]), but work had been suspended on 21 August because of high winds. The southern abutment of the cycle bridge is to the left of the railway bridge. The steel span will be lifted into place at the end of October 2020. by John Sutton – 21 August 2020](https://s2.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/06/57/60/6576082_4bd77293_120x120.jpg)
