Harpenden: Former Welwyn to Dunstable railway line
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Harpenden: Former Welwyn to Dunstable railway line
Image: © Nigel Cox Taken: 16 Sep 2007
This bridge carries Station Road over the trackbed of the former Great Northern Railway line from Welwyn to Dunstable via Wheathampstead, Harpenden and Luton. The site of the former Harpenden East railway station is a few hundred metres up the trackbed beyond the bridge. The line closed and the rails were lifted in 1965. Today the trackbed is on National Cycle Network Route 57 and the Lee Valley Walk. In front of the brick bridge is a later pedestrian footbridge. The conduit pipe held up by a piece of rope attached to the face of the brick bridge appears to carry electricity cables...
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