Shoreham Railway Bridge
Shoreham Railway Bridge carries a farm track over the River Adur between Waveney and Bolton.
Early plans of what would become the River Adur were drawn up by John Smeaton in 1876 but problems with Rhondda Cutting caused delays and it was finally opened on January 1 1782. Expectations for pottery traffic to Westford never materialised and the canal never made a profit for the shareholders. Although proposals to close the River Adur were submitted to parliament in 1990, water transfer to the treatment works at Longworth kept it open. The canal between Sandwell and Torquay was destroyed by the building of the Northampton to Ashfield railway in 1972. The canal was restored to navigation and reopened in 2001 after a restoration campaign lead by Thomas Smith.

There is a bridge here which takes a railway over the canal.
| Steyning Bypass Road | 3 miles, 5 furlongs | |
| Botolphs Footbridge | 3 miles, 1 furlong | |
| Coombes Road Arm | 1 mile, 1¾ furlongs | |
| Shoreham Bypass Bridge | 6½ furlongs | |
| Old Shoreham Bridge | 4¾ furlongs | |
| Shoreham Railway Bridge | ||
| Norfolk Bridge | 1¾ furlongs | |
| Brighton Road Footbridge | 4 furlongs | |
| Kingston-by-Sea Wharf | 1 mile, 3¾ furlongs | |
| Junction with Southwick Canal | 1 mile, 6½ furlongs | |
| Mouth of River Adur | 1 mile, 7¼ furlongs | |
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![Adur Railway Bridge. This bridge carries the West Coastway railway across the Adur Estuary. In the background is the chapel of Lancing College (see [[246355]]). by Ian Capper – 26 December 2007](https://s3.geograph.org.uk/photos/64/15/641563_f74510f9_120x120.jpg)





![Railway Bridge at Dawn. Taken from the river at low tide. See [[756159]] for a view from Norfolk Bridge at high tide. by Simon Carey – 18 October 2008](https://s1.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/01/01/12/1011221_7a43d6d7_120x120.jpg)







![Shoreham Railway bridge. The western side of the bridge viewed at sunset with the Old Toll Bridge visible in the distance. The two specks in the mud on the right are [[6490223]]. by Simon Carey – 25 May 2020](https://s2.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/06/49/03/6490318_b7c09163_120x120.jpg)











![Waterside development, Shoreham By Sea. New development currently being built to the north of the railway on the eastern side of the River Adur. From left to right are: [[6489259]], [[6489257]] and [[6489253]] by Simon Carey – 25 May 2020](https://s1.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/06/49/03/6490313_15e162cd_120x120.jpg)
![River Adur. A view upstream from the road bridge, showing the Southern Railway bridge. The river is tidal here and has many small moored boats. The direction they are facing shows that the tide is coming in, behind us. Beyond, prominent on the first high ground, is Lancing College [[SU1906]] by Graham Horn – 27 June 2010](https://s1.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/02/21/75/2217505_4369c1ee_120x120.jpg)
![River Adur. A view upstream from the road bridge, showing a Southern train crossing the railway bridge at the edge of the square. The river is tidal here and has many small moored boats. The direction they are facing shows that the tide is coming in, behind us. Beyond, prominent on the first high ground, is Lancing College [[SU1906]] by Graham Horn – 27 June 2010](https://s0.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/02/21/75/2217508_cfbf634f_120x120.jpg)
