Buxton Road Bridge

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Buxton Road Bridge is a railway bridge over the A5004 road in Whaley Bridge, in the High Peak district, in the county of Derbyshire, England. It carries the Buxton line.

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History

The bridge was built in 1863. [1] The structure became a Grade II listed building on 19 June 1998. [2]

In 2002, Railtrack became aware of a crack in one of the outer iron spans of the bridge. Restrictions on rail traffic passing over the bridge were put in place, including a 25 miles per hour (40 kilometres per hour) speed restriction for freight trains and a ban on two freight trains passing each other on the bridge. In 2010, Network Rail applied for a Listed Building Consent to replace the bridge with a modern structure. The request was turned down the following year and a subsequent appeal was dismissed. [3]

In November 2022, Network Rail applied again for permission to rebuild and modify the bridge. [3]

Work to rebuild the bridge began in January 2023. [1]

References

  1. 1 2 Johnson, Thomas (2023-01-18). "Work begins to replace Grade II-listed bridge in Derbyshire". New Civil Engineer. Retrieved 2023-02-26.
  2. ↑ "RAILWAY BRIDGE, Whaley Bridge - 1119771". Historic England. Retrieved 2023-02-26.
  3. 1 2 Ball, Lucy (2022-11-04). "£5 million plan to repair damaged railway bridge could lead to more disruption for Whaley Bridge residents". Buxton Advertiser. Retrieved 2023-02-26.

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