SUSTRANS Millenium Milestone – Saltaire, UK
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N 53° 50.144 W 001° 46.603
30U E 580498 N 5965939
One of 1000 cycle path mileposts sponsored by Royal Bank of Scotland to celebrate both the millennium and the SUSTRANS national cycle network.
Waymark Code: WMBP80
Location: Yorkshire, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 06/08/2011
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Bingley and Skipton are to the West and Apperley Bridge and Leeds are to the East.
A SUSTRANS network milestone marker on national route 66. At this point it is sharing the towpath of the Leeds – Liverpool canal. Route 66 links Manchester with Kingston-upon-Hull.
SUSTRANS is an organisation that promotes the use of cycles as a green form of transport. A national network of cycle routes is being developed in conjunction with local councils. Wherever possible the routes avoid roads, but in some places have to share the road network.
As part of the millennium celebrations 1000 mileposts have been installed at various positions throughout the whole SUSTRANS network
The posts all bear embossed discs showing a "Time Trail" symbol. These form a nationwide puzzle that can be cracked by collecting the symbols.
There are 1,000 cast-iron Millennium Mileposts, donated by The Royal Bank of Scotland, along the UK's National Cycle Network, a Millennium Commission project supported by £43.5m of National Lottery Funds. Each milepost has a Time Trail disc bearing symbols and hieroglyphics bolted into it.
By taking rubbings of these discs it is possible to gains clues to help decipher the code.
There are several layers to uncover to reach the solution and a special Ultimate Prize for those who can work it out.
For many, especially children and families, the fun will be in just getting out on the Network to find the mileposts and discs.
This type was designed by John Mills and is called 'The Fossil Tree', this post takes the form of an abstract tree with relief imagery of fossils depicting the passage of time from early primitive creatures to the ultimate demise of fossil fuel driven technology.
Condition: Immaculate
Date placed: 01/01/2001
Material: Metal
Inscription:
National Cycle Network 66
The Royal Bank
of Scotland
This is one of
1000 mileposts
funded by The
Royal Bank of
Scotland to
mark the
creation of
the
National
Cycle Network
Name of road: Leeds Liverpool Canal
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