Battyeford Stone Arch Bridge - Mirfield, UK
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dtrebilc
N 53° 40.990 W 001° 43.619
30U E 584075 N 5949024
This stone arch bridge carried the Heaton Lodge & Wortley Railway over the River Calder.
Waymark Code: WMMACN
Location: Yorkshire, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 08/21/2014
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The railway line, which became known as the Leeds New Line was opened in 1900 and carried a mixture of passenger and freight traffic.
The line closed to passenger traffic in 1960 making this bridge redundant.
Battyeford railway station just to the north east of here and this stone arch bridge stands next to a newer girder bridge that provided extra capacity for trains entering or leaving the station.
Bridge Type: Arch
Bridge Usage: Abandoned/Not Active
Moving Bridge: This bridge is static (has no moving pieces)
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