Former Railway Bridge Over The River Aire - Woodlesford, UK
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dtrebilc
N 53° 45.997 W 001° 28.801
30U E 600187 N 5958628
This concrete tied arch bridge carried a single track railway line to a former power station.
Waymark Code: WM13C9B
Location: Yorkshire, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 11/06/2020
Views: 3
Skelton Grange Power Station operated from 1955 to 1995 and was supplied coal by the single track railway line.
These days the bridge is used by pedestrians and cyclists to access the towpath on the north side of the nearby Aire and Calder Navigation and a number of other paths in the area including one around Skelton Lake.
A similar bridge also crosses the Aire and Calder Navigation to the south east of here.
What type of traffic does this bridge support?: Pedestrians and cyclists
What kind of gap does this bridge cross?:
The River Aire.
Is the bridge still in service for its original purpose?: No - now only carries pedestrians and cyclists
Name of road or trail the bridge services: Unnamed track
Location:
Woodlesford, Yorkshire
Length of bridge: Not listed
Height of bridge: Not listed
Date constructed: Not listed
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