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Please contact me Ralph Rawlinson direct
ralph@oldrail.plus.com with
comments and corrections.
Details required highlighted are in red.
In addition I would appreciate news of future plans to convert or demolish
any of these structures.
When complete the revised list will be included as a permanent reference.
LEEDS AREA
NER Cross Gates- Wetherby
Collingham Collingham Bridge
(SE389464) over River Wharfe demolished type of
bridge, length and no of spans?
Wetherby (south to east curve)
bridge (SE400486) carrying Quarry Hill Lane listed grade ll.
brick or masonry?
Wetherby (south to east curve)
bridge (SE403488) carrying Barleyfields Road listed grade ll.
brick or masonry?
NER Castleford - Garforth
Castleford Castleford Viaduct
(SE436269) 840ft long, lengthy approach spans on trestle steel supports on
both banks with central bow string girder bridge over River Aire, intact but
sealed at both ends.
GNR Batley - Tingley - Beeston Jn
Middleton Tingley Viaduct
(SE291270) five high brick arches over the Ardsley - Leeds line intact.
accessible?
GNR Beeston Jn - Hunslet Goods
Knowsthorpe Thwaite Gate Swing
Bridge (SE322312) over Aire & Calder Navigation never had machinery to move
it. It was demolished in 1977 but a stone pier remains.
Knowsthorpe Thwaite Gate Bridge
(SE322312) over River Aire piers survive.
Stourton bridge (SE318307) over
Midland main line demolished. type of bridge, length
and no of spans?
WAKEFIELD AREA
L&YR Methley Jn - Castleford
Methley Calder bridge (SE402255)
three masonry arches over River Calder intact and walkable.
L&YR Crigglestone Jn - Horbury
Horbury Horbury Bridge
(SE296171) single hogback lattice girder span over Horbury New Cut of the
Calder & Hebble Navigation still has a single track in situ.
Horbury Calder Bridge (SE294174)
single lattice girder span over River Calder, still has a single track in
situ.
L&YR Shafton Jn - Crofton West Jn
Shafton Shafton Bridge
(SE391119) long girder structure over H&B's Cudworth - Wrangbrook Jn line
dismantled. Type of bridge and
length.
MR Cudworth - Normanton
Cudworth Ings Viaduct (SE378096)
a long girder bridge carrying the H&B's Cudworth - Stairfoot Extension over
the Midland's main line at Cudworth North Jn dismantled.
Type of bridge and length.
Royston Royston Viaduct
(SE369130) imposing structure carrying the GC's Barnsley Coal Railway
Extension over the Midland's main line, demolished.
Type of bridge and length.
Notton Jn Notton Bridge
(SE365133) carrying Notton Lane listed grade ll.
Masonry arch?
MR Royston Jn – Dewsbury Saville Town
Chapelthorpe Newmiller Dam
Viaduct (SE332145) three blue brick arches over Lawns Dike intact.
accessible?
Crigglestone Crigglestone
Viaduct (SE300167)1,270ft long 21 arches over Crigglestone Jn - Wakefield
line, A636, Blacker Beck and Crigglestone Jn - Horbury line, sealed with
palisade fencing
Horbury Horbury Viaduct
(SE278178) blue brick multi-arched structure over A642 intact,
accessible?
Norton Lees Saville Town Viaduct
(SE249198) three high masonry arches over Calder & Hebble Navigation, sealed
at north end with metal fence and razor wire..
Length, still inaccessible?
NER Whitwood Branch Jn - Whitwood
(Whitwood Mere Branch)
Castleford Methley Road Viaduct
(SE4165256) skew structure over Methley Road demolished.
Type of bridge and length?
MR&NER JT Pontefract Loop
Pontefract Pontefract Viaduct
(SE417228) masonry arches over Bondgate intact but heavily wooded,
length number of arches,
accessible?
KIRKLEES AREA
LNWR Spen Valley Jn - Farnley Branch Jn (Leeds New Line)
Battyeford Calder
bridge(SE193201) 267ft long single span girder bridge over River Calder
dismantled, buttress only survives.
Battyeford Viaduct (SE195201)
579ft long, 18/20 blue brick arches over A644 incorporating Battyeford
station, twelve arches survive.
original length?
Mirfield Nettleford Road Viaduct
(SE203200) over Nettleford Road and Doctor Gate demolished.
Type of bridge and length?
Cleckheaton; Station Approach
Viaduct (SE195255) of at least 11 spans, 60ft above the valley floor has
piers of cylindrical iron columns in groups of three on blue brick plinths.
Closed to road traffic but is still used as a footpath.
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LNWR Kirkburton branch.
Deighton Whitacare Mill Viaduct (SE170190) seven 94 ft span blue
brick arches with a rise of 21 feet on a radius of 22 chains over the A62,
Huddersfield Broad Canal and River Colne, in place but substantially sealed
on the western approach. Length?
Dogley Lane Rowley Viaduct six
brick arches over Beldon Brook in place. Length,
accessible?.
L&YR Thornhill - Low Moor (Spen Valley Line)
Ravensthorpe Thornhill Viaduct
(SE231205) twelve masonry arches over River Calder and Huddersfield Rd A644
(plate girder span over road), carries a cycleway.
Length?
L&YR Dewsbury East Jn - Dewsbury Market Place
Dewsbury Market Place station
Calder bridge (SE248212) 135ft long 12ft high bow shaped wrought iron single
span over River Calder, demolished
GNR
Headfield Jn - Dewsbury South Jn
Dewsbury Headfield Bridge
(SE249205) 88ft long single span over the Dewsbury Cut of the Calder &
Hebble Navigation, in place.
Bowstring girder span? accessible?
Dewsbury Headfield Viaduct
(SE251210) two skew bowstring girder spans of 110ft and 126ft over the River
Calder and 17 masonry arches over the valley, fenced off at both ends.
total length?
L&YR Holmfirth branch
Thongsbridge Mytholmbridge
Viaduct (SE154100) 13 masonry arches on a curve over New Mill
Dike demolished 1976, abutment(s) survive.
original length?
MR Mirfield Jn - Huddersfield (Newtown Goods Branch)
Bradley Bradley Viaduct
(SE173199) 1,300 ft long 90ft high 15 blue brick arches over Huddersfield
Broad Canal and River Colne part of Calder Valley Greenway.
CALDERDALE AREA
Brighouse - Wyke Jn (Pickle Bridge Branch)
Brighouse Thornhills Beck
Viaduct (SE149238) five masonry arches over Thornhills Beck and Lane intact.
accessible?
Lower Wyke Wyke Viaduct 810ft
long 22 arches over Wyke Beck and A58, 14 northern arches blown up 1970s
eight remain south of A58, listed grade ll.
L&YR Stainland Branch
Greetland West Vale Viaduct
(SE095210) 690ft long 13 masonry arches over B6114 and B6112 listed grade
ll. accessible?
Holywell Green Holywell Green
Viaduct (SE090203) 537ft long 14 arches over Holywell Beck in place.
Length, accessible?.
GNR&LYRJt. Halifax - Holmfield
Halifax North Bridge Viaduct
(SE098251-6) 1,440ft long 35 masonry arches over town centre roads etc; a
section at the southern end survives, is listed and has been partially
restored.
GNR&LYR JT. Holmfield - Halifax St Paul's
(Halifax High Level Railway)
Wheatley Wheatley Viaduct
(SE068270) 10 arches 100ft high over Boy Lane and Hebble Brook intact.
Length, accessible?
BRADFORD AREA
GNR Bowling Jn - Laisterdyke
West Bowling viaduct demolished.
Exact location, type of
bridge and length?
GNR Bradford - Keighley
Thornton Thornton Viaduct
(SE096326) S-shaped 900ft long 120ft high 20 masonry arches over Pinch Beck
and Alderscholes Lane, listed grade ll, will eventually form part of
cycleway.
Cullingworth Hewenden Viaduct
(SE075358) built on a curve 1,029ft long 123ft high 17 brick and masonry
arches 50ft spans over Harden Beck listed grade ll, part of cycleway.
Cullingworth Cullingworth
Viaduct (SE066363) 432ft long 45ft high 9 masonry arches 44ft spans over
B6429 and B6144 part of cycleway.
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