Headley Farm Accommodation Bridge - Thornton, UK
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dtrebilc
N 53° 47.178 W 001° 51.177
30U E 575571 N 5960355
This bridge across the former Great Northern Railway line was built as an accommodation bridge for Headley Farm. The railway line now forms part of the 'rails to trails' Great Northern Railway Trail (National Route 69).
Waymark Code: WMV46R
Location: Yorkshire, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 02/20/2017
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The Railway
In 1864, the Halifax & Ovenden Junction Railway was given permission by Parliament to build a line from Halifax to Holmefie1d. The Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway (L&YR) and the Great Northern Railway (GNR) were both subscribers to this scheme. In 1871, the Bradford & Thornton Railway, supported by local industrialists and the GNR, was also granted rights to construct a line to serve the industries to the west of Bradford. A more ambitious plan was devised in 1873 to connect both of these lines and also construct a route through towards Keighley. This necessitated the boring of the Queensbury Tunnel and excavating a rock face called Strines' cutting. In total they cut, blasted and dug through over 2 miles of solid rock. This proved to be costly and major undertaking which was not without incident.
Passenger trains ran until 1955, and goods trains until 1963
The bridge is a single arch stone bridge and allows the farm to access its field on the far side of the railway line.
Physical Location (city, county, etc.): Thornton, West Yorkshire
Road, Highway, Street, etc.: Unnamed farm track
Water or other terrain spanned: Great Northern Railway Trail
Construction Date: 1878
Architect/Builder: Not listed
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