Locally Listed Building: Viaduct and bridge (w) (1018)

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Authority Bassetlaw District Council
Date assigned 31 December 2020
Date last amended

Description

Railway viaduct and bridge, opened 1897 on the Lancashire, Derbyshire & East Coast Railway's Chesterfield to Lincoln line, bought by Great Central Railway in 1907; bridge cost £65,000 to build and comprises 59 arches in total (around 36 are on the Bassetlaw side of the river, the remaining on the Lincolnshire side) using 9 million bricks (mostly blue engineering bricks with red and blue bands between arches), with the River Trent crossed by 4 metal girder spans supported by cylinder columns with connecting cross supports; passenger traffic ceased in 1964, freight traffic ended in 1980, recently became part of the national cycle network

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Sources (1)

  • Unpublished document: Bassetlaw District Council. 2020. Bassetlaw Local List.

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Location

Grid reference Centred SK 81391 71585 (497m by 55m)
Map sheet SK87SW
District Bassetlaw

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Record last edited

Apr 9 2026 12:08PM

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