Spen Valley Greenway Railway Viaduct - Scout Hill, UK
Posted by: dtrebilc
N 53° 40.865 W 001° 39.105
30U E 589048 N 5948884
This stone arch railway viaduct originally crossed Huddersfield Road and the Calder and Hebble Navigation.
Waymark Code: WMMAHD
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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In 2009 the part of the viaduct that crossed Huddersfield Road was replaced by a modern steel arch bridge that has a higher clearance above the road and gives improved traffic flow.
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