Spen Valley Greenway Pipe Bridge - Scout Hill, UK
Posted by: dtrebilc
N 53° 40.865 W 001° 39.108
30U E 589045 N 5948884
This modern steel arch bridge crosses Huddersfield Road and was constructed in 2009 and replaced part of a stone railway viaduct.
Waymark Code: WMMAH8
Location: Yorkshire, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 08/22/2014
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The viaduct was originally part of the Leeds and Yorkshire railway that ceased operation in the late 1960s. It has now been converted to a cycling, walking and horse riding route.
Called the Spen Valley Greenway it is 7 miles long and connects Oakenshaw near Bradford to Dewsbury.
It is partly funded by SUSTRANS, a charity that promotes sustainable cycle and walking paths, and it forms part of the national cycle route 66 that connects Manchester to Hull.
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The £300,000 scheme funded by the Department for Transport replaced the existing low stone bridge with this new bridge, which is higher and protected by impact beams.
The new bridge weighs approximately 60 tonnes and was lifted into place by a crane.
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