Horbury West Curve Railroad Bridge Over The River Calder - Horbury Junction, UK
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dtrebilc
N 53° 39.138 W 001° 33.356
30U E 595441 N 5945805
This former railroad bridge carried the short Horbury West Curve Railway Line over the river Calder.
Waymark Code: WM17CX2
Location: Yorkshire, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 01/28/2023
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The Horbury West Curve was 1 mile 1187 miles long and connected the Leeds to Sheffield via Castleford railway line with the Calder Valley Line.
The Leeds to Sheffield via Castleford railway line is a north to south line that branched to Barnsley from Wakefield off the Calder Valley Line.
The Calder Valley Line was an east to west route that connected Leeds to Manchester.
The Horbury West Curve allowed trains on the east to west Calder Valley Line to connect with the north to south Leeds to Sheffield via Castleford railway line without heading to Wakefield and then changing.
The line opened in 1902 and closed to passengers in 1961 and then to freight in 1991 when the line was disconnected at both ends.
Bridge Type: Truss
Bridge Usage: Abandoned/Not Active
Moving Bridge: This bridge is static (has no moving pieces)
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