Rowley crossing on the Waskerley Way
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Rowley crossing on the Waskerley Way
Image: © Oliver Dixon Taken: 2 Apr 2010
At this point, the disused Stanhope and Tyne Railway crosses the A68. The railway http://www.railbrit.co.uk/Stanhope_and_Tyne_Railway/frame.htm was built to serve the needs of the mining industries of north-west County Durham in the 19th century, and the massive ironworks at Consett. This part of the disused line is now known as the Waskerley Way, a component of the C2C cycle route which crosses northern England from coast to coast http://www.sustrans.org.uk/default.asp?sID=1094747349296 http://www.c2c-guide.co.uk/. In June 2009, floodwaters built up to the west of the embankment (towards camera), broke over the road, demolished the wall and severely damaged the house in the picture.
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