Hitchin Flyover, Railway bridge in Hertfordshire, England
The Hitchin Flyover extends for 800 meters across the East Coast Main Line with 22 steel-reinforced spans supporting a single-track railway structure.
The grade-separated railway junction opened on June 26, 2013, following decades of planning and a successful public inquiry approval in May 2010.
The embankment sides of the railway structure became known as Poppy Bank when red flowers naturally grew along its chalk-based slopes.
The railway bridge enables trains on the Cambridge line to pass directly over the East Coast Main Line, eliminating previous delays at ground-level crossings.
Construction teams worked during night hours to build the structure over active railway tracks, installing specialized edge protection and crash decks for safety.
Location: Hertfordshire
Inception: June 26, 2013
GPS coordinates: 51.96990,-0.26355
Latest update: March 13, 2025 11:41
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