Cavendish Street Railway Bridge – Ashton Under Line - Greater Manchester, UK
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dtrebilc
N 53° 28.983 W 002° 05.732
30U E 560018 N 5926389
This bridge carries trains between Huddersfield and Manchester on the Huddersfield Line.
Waymark Code: WMGBVD
Location: North West England, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 02/11/2013
Views: 2
It was built around 1845 for the Sheffield, Ashton-under-Lyne and Manchester Railway, which then amalgamated and formed the Manchester, Sheffield and Lincolnshire Railway in 1847.
These days the line is called the Huddersfield Line and carries trains between Huddersfield and Manchester. The line is operated by Northern Rail.
Cavendish Street that the bridge crosses is the main road between Ashton-Under-Lyne and Dukinfield. The base of the bridge is 4.4 metres (14 feet 6 inches) above the road surface.
Bridge Type: Girder
Bridge Usage: Railroad
Moving Bridge: This bridge is static (has no moving pieces)
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