Road Bridge Over Chester Millennium Greenway - Blacon, UK
Posted by: dtrebilc
N 53° 12.385 W 002° 55.577
30U E 504923 N 5895235
This bridge carries Saughall Road over the Chester Millennium Greenway.
Waymark Code: WMWGPT
Location: North West England, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 09/03/2017
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The bridge was originally over a stretch of the Manchester, Sheffield and Lincolnshire Railway between Mickle Trafford near Chester in England and Dee Marsh in Wales.
These days the railway is redundant and has been converted into a shared Greenway for cyclists and walkers. The Greenway is 8 miles long, but forms part of the much longer National Cycle Route 5 that connects Holyhead with Reading.
There used to be a railway station next to this bridge and it marked the half way point along the railway route.
The side of the bridge nearest to the old station platforms has had a metal sign erected with the word BLACON in white lettering on a red background in the original style of railway signs of its time.
On the same side of the bridge a metal plaque has been attached with details of the rail line and distances.
MICKLE TRAFFORD TO DEE MARSH 1890
SAUGHALL ROAD
MANCHESTER SHEFFIELD AND LINCOLNSHIRE RAILWAY
MICKLE TRAFFORD -4.5 MILES DEE MARSH-4.5 MILES