Fulham Railway Bridge crosses the River Thames in London. It is very close to Putney Bridge, and carries the London Underground District line between Putney Bridge station on the North, and East Putney station on the South. Fulham Railway Bridge can also be crossed on foot, on the downstream (east) side. Originally referred to by its design engineers W. H. Thomas and William Jacomb as Putney Railway Bridge it has no official name, but for over a hundred years it has been known colloquially as "The Iron Bridge". History The bridge is of lattice girder construction and long, with 5 spans totalling actually across the river, two further spans on the southern shore, and one on the north. It was designed for the London and South Western Railway by Brunel's former assistant William Jacomb, built by Head Wrightson and opened in 1889. It was refurbished between 1995 and 1997 for the London Underground by Tilbury Douglas, and it was at that time that a plaque bearing the erroneous title Fulham Railway Bridge was attached to the pillar at the top of the pedestrian stairway on the Putney (Southern) downstream side of the bridge. See also Crossings of the River Thames List of lattice girder bridges in the United Kingdom List of bridges in London References Further reading Chris Roberts: Cross River Traffic: A history of London's Bridges, Granta 2006 , External links Bridges across the River Thames Bridges in London Buildings and structures in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham Buildings and structures in the London Borough of Wandsworth Railway bridges in London Bridges completed in 1889 Transport in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham Transport in the London Borough of Wandsworth