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Who built Hungerford Bridge?
The Hungerford Bridge, which is getting repairs during the Charing Cross and Waterloo East closures, was originally designed by the famous engineer Isambard Kingdom Brunel. His first railway bridge on the site was later replaced by a new structure, but his legacy of innovative engineering still connects to the work Network Rail is doing today.
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