Bakewell Station Bridge Over Monsal Trail - Bakwell, UIK
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member dtrebilc
N 53° 13.038 W 001° 40.066
30U E 588954 N 5897271
This bridge carries Handley Lane over the former Manchester, Buxton, Matlock and Midland Junction Railway which is now the 'rails-to-trails' Monsall Trail route. It is situated next to the former Bakewell Railway Station.
Waymark Code: WMQADQ
Location: East Midlands, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 01/22/2016
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member Dorcadion Team
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"The Manchester, Buxton, Matlock and Midland Junction Railway ran from a junction with the Midland Railway at Ambergate to Rowsley north of Matlock and thence to Buxton.

In time it would become part of the Midland Railway's main line between London and Manchester, but it was initially planned as a route from Manchester to the East of England, via the proposed Ambergate, Nottingham, Boston and Eastern Junction Railway which would meet it a little further north along the North Midland line at Ambergate. The Act for a line from just south of Stockport to Ambergate was passed in 1846." link

Monsal Trail
"The Monsal Trail is a traffic free route for walkers, cyclists, horse riders and wheelchair users through some of the Peak District's most spectacular limestone dales.

The trail runs along the former Midland Railway line for 8.5 miles between Blackwell Mill, in Chee Dale and Coombs Road, at Bakewell.

Most of the route was opened to the public in 1981 but four former railway tunnels had to remain closed due to safety reasons, with public footpaths taking people around them. From 25 May 2011 the four railway tunnels - Headstone Tunnel, Cressbrook Tunnel, Litton Tunnel, Chee Tor Tunnel – will also open for trail users. Each tunnel is about 400 metres long and will be lit during normal daylight hours." link

The Bridge
The bridge is a single arch stone bridge and is near to the former Bakewell station.

It carries Handley Lane over the former railway and connects Bakewell to the small village of Pilsley.
What type of traffic does this bridge support?: Motor vehicles, bikes and pedestrians

What kind of gap does this bridge cross?:
The Monsal Trail


Date constructed: 1862

Is the bridge still in service for its original purpose?: Yes

Name of road or trail the bridge services: Handley Lane

Location:
Bakewell, Derbyshire


Length of bridge: Not listed

Height of bridge: Not listed

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