Newton Cap Viaduct : Rail to Road Conversion
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Description
"Built in 1857 as a railway viaduct, closed 1968, re-opened to carry the A687, 1995. The 15th century, Skirlaw Bridge, built by Walter de Skirlaw of Durham 1388-1406. It has two arches: one a pointed one 91ft across and a rounded one 101ft wide crossing the River Wear, (bottom right). On the western end is a stone inscribed "Edward Palfreys Leap 1744"." Photo by Hugh Mortimer, 2007. -
Owner
Hugh Mortimer -
Source
Geograph (Geograph) -
License
What does this mean? Creative Commons License -
Further information
Link: http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/317231
Resource type: Image
Added by: Simon Cotterill
Last modified: 7 years, 7 months ago
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Picture Taken: 2007-01-21 -
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