Huddersfield Road Railway Bridge - 1999 - Brighouse, UK
Posted by: dtrebilc
N 53° 41.885 W 001° 46.739
30U E 580613 N 5950624
This bridge carries Huddersfield Road over the Caldervale Railway line. The date stone for 1999 marks the date the bridge was reconstructed.
Waymark Code: WMG7PD
Location: Yorkshire, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 01/25/2013
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The entrance to Brighouse rail station is at the end of this bridge. The rail station originally opened in 1840, but closed in 1970. The rail line continued to be used for freight and then station re-opened in 2000, one year after the bridge was reconstructed.
The date stone is in the middle of the stone parapet next to the pavement.
The rail authority bridge number is MVN2 177 and is 34 miles 682 yards from Manchester.
The text on the date stone is
HUDDERSFIELD ROAD RAILWAY BRIDGE
RECONSTRUCTED 1999
BY THE METROPOLITAN BOROUGH COUNCIL OF CALDERDALE