Wapping Bridge
Introduction
The photograph on this page of Wapping Bridge by Chris Heaton as part of the Geograph project.
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Wapping Bridge
Image: © Chris Heaton Taken: 18 May 2023
Carries the A183 over the disused Leamside Railway - passed by on the Weardale Way. Closed to all traffic by 1990, it ran from Tursdale Junction to the Durham Coast Line at Pelaw Junction. There are discussions afoot, to a possible re-opening. Gravel stones on the trackbed appear to be in place.
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Image Location
Latitude
54.86009
Longitude
-1.510193