Abandoned Railway Bridge Over Leeds Liverpool Canal - Esholt, UK
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member dtrebilc
N 53° 51.245 W 001° 43.774
30U E 583565 N 5968035
The railway line from the early 20th Century that this bridge carried no longer exists.
Waymark Code: WMHVVE
Location: Yorkshire, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 08/17/2013
Published By:Groundspeak Charter Member BruceS
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This Bradford City Council website about the Leeds Liverpool Canal conservation area informs us that "This 20th century railway bridge is of a modern design with a prominent rusted steel frame. The railway line is no longer in existence and the bridge is now used by pedestrians walking through Field Wood/Buck Wood and vehicles accessing an outlying part of Esholt Sewage Works".

This line formed part of the Otley and Ilkley Joint Railway that ran between the towns of Ilkley and Otley. The railway had a number of branch lines that operated with mixed success. The part of the line that this bridge used was closed in 1965, one hundred years after it had first opened.

The co-ordinates for the way mark were taken on the canal tow path.
Bridge Type: Truss

Bridge Usage: Pedestrian

Moving Bridge: This bridge is static (has no moving pieces)
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