2022

NY9839 : Disused Railway bridge spanning the River Wear

taken 3 years ago, near to Crawleyside, County Durham, England

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Disused Railway bridge spanning the River Wear
Disused Railway bridge spanning the River Wear
The Weardale Heritage Railway currently terminates at Stanhope - but no further, although the lines are still in place as far as Eastgate.
The bridge across the River Wear is the main problem, it needs major and expensive restoration work and would likely collapse due to the weight of a train.
Here it is seen from the Weardale Way long distance footpath as it crosses the railway line.
Weardale Way

A 77 mile route following the River Wear from the sea at the Lindisfarne Memorial, Sunderland to the headwaters in the east Pennines, keeping as close as is possible to the river. It visits Lumley Castle, Durham (where the Castle and Cathedral forms a World Heritage Site), Bishop Auckland and Stanhope. After Stanhope the Way makes a northward loop to Rookhope to take in part of a tributary, Rookhope Burn.


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Geographical Context: Railways Long Distance Footpath: Weardale Way other tags: Disused Railway Bridge Barrier Danger Sign Click a tag, to view other nearby images.
This photo is linked from: Automatic Clusters: · Bridge over the River Wear [15] · Weardale Railway Bridge [12] · Line [6] · Footpath [5] ·
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NY9839, 101 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
Chris Heaton   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Wednesday, 18 May, 2022   (more nearby)
Submitted
Monday, 30 May, 2022
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! NY 9831 3903 [10m precision]
WGS84: 54:44.7736N 2:1.6665W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! NY 9824 3903
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EAST (about 90 degrees)
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