Stone Railway Bridge 225F Over The Leeds Liverpool Canal - Leeds, UK - Arch Bridges on Waymarking.com

The canal is 127.25 miles long and flows from the inland woollen town of Leeds to the coastal sea port of Liverpool, crossing the Pennines along the way. Work on the canal started in 1770 and built in a number of sections and was finally completed in 1816.

The bridges on the canal are numbered from Liverpool. Any bridges built after the canal opened are given a letter suffix so that all original bridges retain their numbers. This bridge number 225F is the sixth bridge between bridges 225 and 226.

"Leeds Central railway station was a railway station in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. It was opened in 1854 as a joint station between the London and North Western Railway, the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway, the Great Northern Railway and the North Eastern Railway. It replaced the cramped LNW terminus at Wellington Street, which had opened in 1848 with the line to Dewsbury. It closed in 1967, when its services were moved to Leeds City to consolidate all of Leeds train services in one station." link

After the closure of the station, the station buildings and railway viaduct between the station and the River Aire were demolished. However the part of the viaduct that connected to the remaining line into Leeds City Station and this bridge over the canal and nearby River Aire were left standing. This Wikimapia picture highlights in red the parts of the structure that still stand. link

The bridge has a single span over the canal and towpath, with a number of other arches to the west leading to the remaining railway viaduct.

What type of traffic does this bridge support?: Redundant Railroad bridge What kind of gap does this bridge cross?: The Leeds Liverpool Canal Date constructed: 1854 Is the bridge still in service for its original purpose?: No Name of road or trail the bridge services: Used to carry railway line to Leeds Central Station Location: Leeds, West Yorkshire Length of bridge: Not listed Height of bridge: Not listed

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