Percy Beck viaduct
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Percy Beck viaduct
Image: © Andy Waddington Taken: 17 Apr 2009
This bridge was built by the South Durham and Lancashire Railway and was completed in 1861, carrying traffic from Barnard Castle across the Pennines to the main line in the west. The line had many spectacular trestle viaducts, all now removed, but this stone-built one with brick arches remains, now carrying a private road, having been closed as a railway in 1964. Flatts Wood, through which this view was taken, is a popular walking and children's play spot, being on the fringes on Barnard Castle, with footpaths down to the River Tees.
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Image Location
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54.552723
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-1.924673