"[...] THE GATEWAY OF THE DUCHY The gateway to the Duchy is impressive-that is to say, the gateway by which far the largest proportion of visitors enter-the railway bridge of the Great Western at Saltash. This marvellous bridge of Brunel's has been often described; it does not impress by its beauty for it has none, but by its tremendous height and length. It is 2,240 feet from end to end, and rises 260 feet above the water. It cuts across the narrowest part of that great[...]".