Spen Valley Railway Bridge Over Whitechapel Road - Cleckheaton, UK
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dtrebilc
N 53° 43.842 W 001° 43.507
30U E 584104 N 5954313
This bridge originally carried the Spen Valley Railway Line over Whitechapel Road, but now carries the 'rails to trails' Spen Vally Greenway.
Waymark Code: WMQ22A
Location: Yorkshire, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 12/03/2015
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The rail line originally connected Low Moor with Dewsbury and opened in 1848.
The line closed to passenger traffic in 1965 together with the nearby station. The line continued to carry goods traffic until this finally ceased in 1981.
In 2001 a stretch of the line between Dewsbury and Oakenshw was converted to a cycling and walking route called the Spen Valley Greenway. The bridge is now used to carry cyclists, pedestrians and horseriders along the route.
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