Shrewsbury Railway Line Viaduct Over Minor Road - Outwoods, UK
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dtrebilc
N 52° 45.896 W 002° 19.171
30U E 545915 N 5846339
This small girder bridge was built to carry the Stafford to Shrewsbury Railway Line which is now a rails to trails route over a minor single track road.
Waymark Code: WMZ2XV
Location: West Midlands, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 09/02/2018
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The Railway Line
the Stafford to Shrewsbury Rilway Line ran via Newport and Wellington, totalled just under 30 miles in length. It was constructed by the Shropshire Union Company and was one of the few railways in England to be built by a canal company.
The line opened on 1 June 1849 and passenger services on the Stafford to Wellington section ended on 7 September 1964. Goods services ceased between Stafford and Newport on 1 August 1966.
Stafford to Newport Greenway
The railway line between Newport and Stafford has been converted to a 8.6 mile cycle and walking route. If forms part of the longer Way for the Millennium formed by Staffordshire County Council.
It also forms part of National Cycle Route 55 that connects Wigan to Ironbridge.
The Bridge
The girder bridge has stone abutments and carries the greenway over a minor road that connects Newport Road (A518) and Pooley Lane.
Original Use: Railroad
Date Built: 1849
Construction: Stone
Condition: Good
Date Abandoned: 1966
Bridge Status - Orphaned or Adopted.: Adopted
See this website for more information: Not listed
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