Hawk Bridge
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Hawk Bridge, Ely, is a railway bridge carrying the Ipswich to Ely line
across the River Great Ouse
in Cambridgeshire
, England
. The bridge is located half-a-mile east of Ely Dock Junction. Hawk Bridge was rebuilt in 2007 following the derailment of a freight train.
Ipswich to Ely Line
The Ipswich to Ely Line is a railway line linking East Anglia to the English Midlands via Ely. There is also a branch line to . Passenger services are operated by National Express East Anglia...
across the River Great Ouse
River Great Ouse
The Great Ouse is a river in the east of England. At long, it is the fourth-longest river in the United Kingdom. The river has been important for navigation, and for draining the low-lying region through which it flows. Its course has been modified several times, with the first recorded being in...
in Cambridgeshire
Cambridgeshire
Cambridgeshire is a county in England, bordering Lincolnshire to the north, Norfolk to the northeast, Suffolk to the east, Essex and Hertfordshire to the south, and Bedfordshire and Northamptonshire to the west...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
. The bridge is located half-a-mile east of Ely Dock Junction. Hawk Bridge was rebuilt in 2007 following the derailment of a freight train.