Cowbit Road Railway Bridge
London Road, Spalding PE11 2TW, United Kingdom
(B1172)

Cowbit Road Railway Bridge
is a minor waterways place
on the River Welland (Main Line) between
Welland - Folly River Junction (Junction of the River Welland and the Folly River (limit of navigation)) (11 miles and 5 furlongs
to the southwest) and
Welland - Glen Junction (Junction of the River Welland and the River Glen) (5 miles and 5¼ furlongs
and 1 lock
to the northeast).
The nearest place in the direction of Welland - Folly River Junction is Little London Bridge;
1¾ furlongs
away.
The nearest place in the direction of Welland - Glen Junction is Welland - Coronation Channel Junction Entrance No 2 (Junction of the River Welland and the Coronation Channel);
¾ furlongs
away.
There may not be access to the towpath here.
Mooring here is unrated.
There is a bridge here which takes a disused railway over the canal.
| Welland Bank Footbridge | 4 miles, 3¼ furlongs | |
| A16 Bridge | 1 mile, 4¾ furlongs | |
| Welland Yacht Club | 3½ furlongs | |
| Welland - New River Junction | 2¼ furlongs | |
| Little London Bridge | 1¾ furlongs | |
| Cowbit Road Railway Bridge | ||
| Welland - Coronation Channel Junction Entrance No 2 | ¾ furlongs | |
| London Road Footbridge | 2 furlongs | |
| Church Gate Footbridge | 3¾ furlongs | |
| Church Gate Pipe Bridge | 4 furlongs | |
| Bridge Street Footbridge (Spalding) | 5¼ furlongs | |
Amenities nearby at Little London Bridge
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Nearest place to turn
In the direction of Welland - Folly River Junction
Welland Bank Arm — 9 miles, 1¼ furlongs away
On this waterway in the direction of Welland - Folly River Junction
In the direction of River Witham - The Wash Junction
Tongue End Junction — 17 miles, 1¼ furlongs and 2 locks away
Travel to Welland - Glen Junction, then on the River Glen (Main Line) to Tongue End JunctionNo information
CanalPlan has no information on any of the following facilities within range:water point
rubbish disposal
chemical toilet disposal
self-operated pump-out
boatyard pump-out
Direction of TV transmitter (From Wolfbane Cybernetic)
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![Bridge deck. The deck of the old railway bridge [[7271517]] and [[7261298]]. by Bob Harvey – 21 August 2022](https://s2.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/07/27/44/7274450_90825f2f_120x120.jpg)
![Former railway bridge. The old bridge across the Welland, seen in [[7271517]], [[7261298]],[[7274436]]. by Bob Harvey – 21 August 2022](https://s2.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/07/27/44/7274458_5831dd62_120x120.jpg)



![Used as a footbridge. The former railway bridge ([[7271517]] and [[7261298]]) is now used only as a public footbridge, which facility was originally provided for the crossing-keeper who had to deal with level crossing gates at both ends of the bridge. by Bob Harvey – 21 August 2022](https://s0.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/07/27/44/7274436_f4c4b8d8_120x120.jpg)
![Former trackbed. Where the rails ran on [[7271517]] and [[7261298]] by Bob Harvey – 21 August 2022](https://s0.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/07/27/44/7274440_0e5e12ae_120x120.jpg)
![Along the footbridge. The pedestrian part of the bridge in [[7271517]] and [[7261298]]. by Bob Harvey – 21 August 2022](https://s1.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/07/27/44/7274445_1dabf7e8_120x120.jpg)
![River Welland from the bridge. I attempt, wherever possible, to include an upstream and a downstream shot from each of the bridges I photograph. This is looking downstream from [[7261298]], which bridge has no access to the downstream side, requiring this sort of framed shot through the steelwork. This is the companion to [[7274449]].The entrance to the Coronation cut is visible a short way downstream. by Bob Harvey – 21 August 2022](https://s2.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/07/26/13/7261302_3dc7d7fe_120x120.jpg)


![Rivetted Ironwork. The construction of the top arch of the bridge in [[7271517]] and [[7261298]]. by Bob Harvey – 21 August 2022](https://s3.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/07/27/44/7274443_b5dbfe06_120x120.jpg)
![Water taxi. One of Spalding's Water Taxis. They normally ply trade between the town centre and the Springfield shopping centre, using the Coronation Cut. This one looks like it is heading back to their depot instead. You rarely see them on this bit of the Welland. It has just passed under the old railway bridge ([[7261298]]) by Bob Harvey – 21 August 2022](https://s0.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/07/26/13/7261332_8887c226_120x120.jpg)
![Upstream from the footbridge. Looking upstream along the River Welland from the footbridge seen in [[7261332]], [[7274436]]. In the distance is the road bridge [[7268974]]. This is the companion to [[7261302]]. by Bob Harvey – 21 August 2022](https://s1.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/07/27/44/7274449_7731800c_120x120.jpg)


![St Thomas's Road. Early 21st century housing on the site of the old railway line. See [[7274485]] for the datestone visible above the door.This is the other side of the road from [[7275429]]. This corner property is also shown in [[7274470]]. by Bob Harvey – 21 August 2022](https://s0.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/07/27/44/7274476_c3f6f2e2_120x120.jpg)
![Datestone. Above the porch of the first house in [[7274476]] is this datestone. I was also taken with the decorative coursework at the top, so I have included that. The bulk of the wall, however, is in stretcher bond. by Bob Harvey – 21 August 2022](https://s1.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/07/27/44/7274485_9a7cc9eb_120x120.jpg)

![Bowman's Cottages. On the corner of St Thomas's Road and London Road.This is the other side of the road from [[7274476]].The terrace shown has a datestone for 2004. See [[7275619]]. by Bob Harvey – 21 August 2022](https://s1.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/07/27/54/7275429_0a352561_120x120.jpg)
![Brickwork and datestone. The datestone on the corner building in [[7275429]], along with the stretcher bond brickwork and decorative eaves rows by Bob Harvey – 21 August 2022](https://s3.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/07/27/56/7275619_672b755a_120x120.jpg)

![Modern cottages. The brickwork style, eaves, and roofline of these houses makes them roughly contemporary with the ones in [[7275429]] and [[7274476]], the first decade of the 21st century. I got excited by the pale brick above the two porches, because I have a thing about datestones. But it isn't a datestone. See [[7275636]]. by Bob Harvey – 21 August 2022](https://s0.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/07/27/56/7275632_f3261a07_120x120.jpg)
![Branded Brickwork. I felt sure this odd brick would be a datestone, but I was wrong. It is something I have never seen before, a brick bearing the name of the developer, Fieldview Homes.This is above the two porches in [[7275632]]. by Bob Harvey – 21 August 2022](https://s0.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/07/27/56/7275636_9c811b26_120x120.jpg)
![Crossing keeper's house. The bridge seen in [[7271517]] and [[7261298]] necessitated two gated level crossings - because a road ran along each bank of the Welland.This is the house the railway company built for the crossing keeper, who having closed the gates this side could cross the bridge using the footbridge attached and close those on the other side. by Bob Harvey – 21 August 2022](https://s2.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/07/27/42/7274274_bd709ddf_120x120.jpg)
![St Thomas' Road. This bit of road, and the footpath beyond, trace out the former route of the Railway that ran over the bridge in [[7271517]], [[7261298]], [[7274458]]. by Bob Harvey – 21 August 2022](https://s2.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/07/27/44/7274454_3839a597_120x120.jpg)
![A Holly by the Welland. The context of [[7271511]] on the banks of the River Welland. by Bob Harvey – 21 August 2022](https://s2.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/07/27/15/7271514_0c5ac93c_120x120.jpg)
![Holly by the Welland. The riverbanks along the Welland are landscaped with a parade of Lime trees, but this self-sown holly has been allowed to stay. It does not get in the way of the grass cutting. It is a splendidly prolific female Holly, fruiting far earlier than we normally associate with the genus.See [[7271514]] for the location by Bob Harvey – 21 August 2022](https://s3.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/07/27/15/7271511_b3eeb46f_120x120.jpg)