Bullhouse Bridge - Ecklands, UK
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dtrebilc
N 53° 31.229 W 001° 40.672
30U E 587655 N 5930985
This bridge built for the Millennium carries the Trans Pennine Trail over Manchester Road (A628).
Waymark Code: WMZ8FF
Location: Yorkshire, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 09/28/2018
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This bridge is a tied arch bridge and is on the line of the former Manchester, Sheffield and Lincolnshire Railway that connected Sheffield and Manchester. This section of the line closed in 1981 and now forms part of the Trans Pennine Trail a long distance cycling, walking and horse-riding route.
The bridge is on the main part of the Trans Pennine Trail, a coast-to-coast route between Southport and Hornsea and is 215 miles long. In the Pennine hills themselves there is also a north south section between York and Chesterfield.
A plaque on a stone marker in front of the bridge tells the story of the bridge being built for the millennium.
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A MILLENNIUM PROJECT
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MILLENNIUM
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SUPPORTED BY FUNDS
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COMMISSION
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FROM THE NATIONAL LOTTERY
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TRANS PENNINE TRAIL
This Millennium Bridge was opened on 30th April 1999
by councillor Robin Norbury (Chair of the Trans Pennine Trail Local Authorities Steering Group) with the assistance of
The Mayor of Penistone, Councillor Maureen Harrison, and representatives of The Millennium Commission.
The opening of the Bridge marked the completion of the main west to east route of the `Trans Pennine Trail' across the
Metropolitan Borough of Barnsley between Dunford Bridge and Broomhill, a distance of 32 kilometres (20 miles).
Bridge Projet funding: The Millennium Commission.
Project Management: Barnsley MBC-Planning Servies.
Bridge and Landscape Design: Barnsley MBC-Highways and Engineering Serices.
BARNSLEY
Metropolitan Borough Council
What type of traffic does this bridge support?: pedestrians, cyclists and horse riders
What kind of gap does this bridge cross?:
Manchester Road
Date constructed: 1999
Is the bridge still in service for its original purpose?: Yes
Name of road or trail the bridge services: The Trans Pennine Trail
Location:
Ecklands, South Yorkshire
Length of bridge: Not listed
Height of bridge: Not listed
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