Bridge - Budleigh - Exmouth Cycleway, Devon UK
N 50° 37.946 W 003° 21.248
30U E 474954 N 5609011
An arch bridge on a former railway in East Devon.
Waymark Code: WM3VXR
Location: United Kingdom
Date Posted: 05/24/2008
Views: 2
It took 4 years to build this 6 mile stretch of railway between the two towns it finally opened in 1903. During the 1950’s the railway was being used less and less, the final train left Budleigh Salterton station for Exmouth at 7.23pm on March 4th 1967. The line was opened in 1997 as a cycleway.
Length of bridge: 50ft
Height of bridge: 30ft
What type of traffic does this bridge support?: motor vehicles
What kind of gap does this bridge cross?:
Former railway now cycleway
Date constructed: 1903
Is the bridge still in service for its original purpose?: no
Name of road or trail the bridge services: Minor country road.
Location:
Exmouth, Devon UK
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