Barden Aqueduct – Bolton Abbey, UK
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dtrebilc
N 54° 00.446 W 001° 54.847
30U E 571165 N 5984894
An impressive Victorian castellated arch bridge.
Waymark Code: WMBT8Q
Location: Yorkshire, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 06/19/2011
Views: 2
This bridge looks big enough to be a road bridge. However it simply carries a water pipe from a reservoir to supply the City of Bradford.
Victorian engineers tended to do things on a grand scale and turned this bridge into a crenulated masterpiece.
The bridge is on the Bolton Abbey estate, which belongs to Lord Devonshire. Although a private estate there are many public access footpaths alongside the River Wharfe. This bridge therefore comes in useful for walkers to get from one side of the river to the other.
The bridge has 3 large arches across the river, and on the Southern bank a small arch so that walkers can pass underneath it whilst walking along the river. The arch on North bank looks wider than necessary, but this is to deal with the times when river is in flood.
What type of traffic does this bridge support?: A water feeder piper and pedestrians.
What kind of gap does this bridge cross?:
River
Is the bridge still in service for its original purpose?: Yes
Name of road or trail the bridge services: Local footpath.
Location:
Bolton Abbey Estate
Yorkshire
Length of bridge: Not listed
Height of bridge: Not listed
Date constructed: Not listed
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