Iron Bridge, Camel Trail near Padstow, Cornwall, UK
N 50° 31.750 W 004° 55.701
30U E 363328 N 5599244
A large Iron Bridge on a former railway in Cornwall, UK
Waymark Code: WM48D9
Location: United Kingdom
Date Posted: 07/21/2008
Views: 20
This bridge was originally built in 1899 to carry the railway over Little Petherick Creek, but for the past 19 years has been used by cyclists and walkers on the Camel Trail.
The Camel Trail is a 18 mile largely traffic free cycle way which passes through some of the most spectacular countryside in the south west. Following the disused railway line once used by the London and South West Railway, cyclists hug the Camel Estuary from Padstow to Wadebridge before joining the route through the deeply incised and beautifully wooded Camel Valley to Bodmin. At Bodmin yet another line, one of the most historic in the country, winds its way inland to the foot of Bodmin Moor where it comes to an end near Blisland, an extraordinarily pretty moorland village.
Date Built: 01/01/1899
Length of Span:
About 50m
Parking Coordinates:: Not Listed
www: Not listed
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Visit Instructions:
Log your find with a picture of the bridge with yourself or your GPS in the foreground. This shot does not have to be taken "on" the bridge. The shot should show the "truss" structure of the bridge as well.