Turweston Green Bridge

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Turweston Green Bridge is a bridge under construction near Turweston. It will carry a road over the High Speed 2 railway line but at {{convert|99|m|ft}} wide it is also designed to be a wildlife crossing.

Vertical construction began in late 2024.{{Cite web |date=2024-11-18 |title=Work begins on HS2 green bridge at Turweston |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/crk41j85z8go |access-date=2024-11-21 |website=BBC News |language=en-GB}}{{Cite web |title=Turweston Green Bridge |url=https://www.hs2.org.uk/building-hs2/viaducts-and-bridges/turweston-green-bridge/ |access-date=2024-11-21 |website=HS2 |language=en-GB}}{{Cite web |last=Kajastie |first=Nia |date=2024-12-02 |title=HS2’s Turweston ‘green’ bridge works progress with foundations completed |url=https://www.geplus.co.uk/news/hs2s-turweston-green-bridge-works-progress-with-foundations-completed-02-12-2024/ |access-date=2024-12-02 |website=Ground Engineering |language=en}}

The bridge will have 36 steel beams and a bed of pre-cast concrete slabs.{{Cite web |title=HS2 releases images of its largest 'green bridge' which will support Buckinghamshire wildlife |url=https://www.railadvent.co.uk/2024/03/hs2-release-images-of-buckinghamshire-green-bridge.html |access-date=2024-11-21 |website=RailAdvent |language=en-GB}}

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