Inside Holmes Road railway bridge, Sowerby Bridge
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Inside Holmes Road railway bridge, Sowerby Bridge
Image: © Stephen Craven Taken: 24 Apr 2021
I took the risk of walking through this bridge, with its narrow carriageway, no pavements and blind bend, to get this view showing how the northern part supporting the original Manchester and Leeds Railway lines of c.1840, is narrower than the later southern part supporting sidings and coal drops. See Image] for context.
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Image Location
Latitude
53.707622
Longitude
-1.909825