Railway Bridge near King Tor Dartmoor UK
N 50° 32.757 W 004° 02.557
30U E 426129 N 5599853
Railway Bridge on the Old Princetown Railway.
Waymark Code: WM73FT
Location: United Kingdom
Date Posted: 08/27/2009
Views: 3
The Granite Railway Bridge near King Tor was part of the Plymouth and Dartmoor Railway which opened in 1823 and was principally built to serve the nearby granite quarries. It was horsedrawn to start with then steam allowing the famous Dartmoor granite to be exported worldwide. The stretch between Princetown and Yelverton later became a branch line of the Great Western Railway. It closed in 1956 but has since become a popular walking route. The purpose of the bridge is for the animals and people to move freely without crossing the railway which was fenced.
Original Use: Pedestrian
Date Built: 1823
Construction: Stone
Condition: Fair
Date Abandoned: 1956
Bridge Status - Orphaned or Adopted.: Adopted
See this website for more information: Not listed
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