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Tonbridge Rail Bridge

Practical head of navigation for narrow boats
Chestnut Walk, Tonbridge, Tonbridge and Malling, Kent, England, United Kingdom
 
Tonbridge rail bridge approx half mile upstream of the town bridge. You can wind a full length boat before the bridge, but the northern approach is very narrow.
Copyright: Tony Lenten
Taken: 21 July 2008

The southern approach has a headroom limit of around 5ft, but is wide. The northern approach has headroom of around 5ft 6inches but is very narrow. Good depth though.

 
 
Tonbridge Rail Bridge
Tonbridge Northern Route Junctiona few yards
River Walk Footbridge No 23½ furlongs
Tonbridge Town Lock Weir Entrance No 24 furlongs
River Walk Footbridge No 14¼ furlongs
New Wharf Road Bridge5 furlongs
Tonbridge Rail Bridge is a major waterways place at the end of the River Medway (Non-tidal section); past Tonbridge Northern Route Junction (Junction with the northern route from Tonbridge) (a few yards to the east).
 
 

Places of interest within 1 mile and to which this is the nearest place: Mainline railway stations (2, nearest is 1 mile and 7 furlongs away); Nationwide Building Society cashpoints (ATM machines) (7 furlongs away)

You can wind here.

 

 

User contributed information about Tonbridge Rail Bridge
I took the northernmost branch of the river upstream of Tonbridge town bridge as there was just insufficient headroom on the wider branch, and only just sufficient headroom on the northern branch. It was very narrow with overhanging branches but depth was good. I winded where the main channel was rejoined just below the rail bridge.

 

 
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  • Tonbridge School (Private School)
    High Street, Tonbridge, TN9 1JP — 903 yards to the northeast.
  • Tonbridge Swimming Pool (Swimming Pool)
    Tonbridge, TN9 1HR — 890 yards to the east.
  • Starbucks (Coffee Shop, Restaurant)
    High Street- Tonbridge(82/82a), Tonbridge, TN9 1EE — 1088 yards to the east.
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    12A-14 High Street, Tonbridge, TN9 1EJ — 1041 yards to the southeast.
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    Tonbridge — 1061 yards to the southeast.
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    High Street, Tonbridge, TN9 1AP — 1077 yards to the east.
  • The Angel Centre (Sports Center)
    Angel Lane, Tonbridge — 1245 yards to the east.
  • Barden Lake (Lake)
    582 yards to the southwest.
  • Ye Olde Chequers Inn
    122 High St, Tonbridge, TN9 1AS — 1143 yards to the east.
  • Jimmy's Cafe Tonbridge (Cafe)
    Tonbridge — 922 yards to the southeast.
  • Nelson Arms
    Tonbridge, TN9 — 600 yards to the southeast.
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    2-12 Avebury Avenue, Tonbridge, TN9 1TF — 1000 yards to the southeast.
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    115 High Street, Tonbridge, TN9 1DL — 1143 yards to the east.
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    Tonbridge — 1042 yards to the southeast.
  • El Mariachi (Mexican Restaurant)
    Tonbridge — 935 yards to the southeast.
  • Haysden Country Park (Outdoor Recreation, Park)
    Lower Haysden Lane, TN11, Tonbridge, TN11 9BE — 1086 yards to the southwest.
  • Premier Inn Tonbridge North (Hotel)
    109 London Rd, Tonbridge, TN10 3AN — 1152 yards to the north.
  • Tonbridge Train Station (Train Station)
    Tonbridge — 1044 yards to the southeast.
  • Tonbridge Judds Rugby Club
    Tonbridge — 726 yards to the east.
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    96 High Street, Tonbridge, TN9 1AP — 1125 yards to the east.
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    109 London Road, Tonbridge, TN10 3AN — 1191 yards to the north.
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    Tonbridge — 1245 yards to the east.
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    Tonbridge — 711 yards to the east.
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    Sovereign Way, Tonbridge, TN9 1RG — 1211 yards to the east.
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    Angel Lane, Tonbridge, TN9 1SF — 1230 yards to the southeast.
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    1255 yards to the south.
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    125 High Street, Tonbridge, TN9 1DD — 1170 yards to the east.
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    Tonbridge — 1155 yards to the east.
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    Tonbridge — 1136 yards to the east.
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    26A Avebury Avenue, Tonbridge, TN9 1TN — 934 yards to the southeast.
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    Tonbridge — 1135 yards to the southeast.
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    2 Barden Rd, Tonbridge, TN9 1TS — 1009 yards to the southeast.
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    74A High Street, Tonbridge, TN9 1EE — 1067 yards to the east.
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    7 Railway Approach, Tonbridge, TN9 2RQ — 1025 yards to the southeast.
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    21 Quarry Hill Road, Tonbridge, TN9 2RN — 1074 yards to the southeast.
Landmark
  • K College (Education)
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Food/grocery
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    Riverside Business Centre, River Lawn Road, Tonbridge, TN9 1EP — 993 yards to the southeast.
Sports/recreation/activities
Restaurant/cafe
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    High Street , Tonbridge, TN9 1EJ — 1051 yards to the southeast.
School
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    Hayesbrook School, Brook Street, Tonbridge, TN9 2PH — 890 yards to the south.
Spas/beauty/personal care
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    19 Quarry Hill Road, Tonbridge, TN9 2RN — 1076 yards to the southeast.
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    58 High Street, Tonbridge, TN9 1EH — 1061 yards to the east.
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