Historic bridges · North East England
Causey Arch
Causey Arch in England North East, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 15 min–30 min
About
Causey Arch is a place of interest in England North East, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.
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From the Wikipedia article
The Causey Arch is a bridge near Stanley in County Durham, northern England. It is the oldest surviving single-arch railway bridge in the world, and a key element of the industrial heritage of England. It carried an early wagonway (horse-drawn carts on wooden rails) to transport coal. The line was later diverted, and no longer uses the bridge.
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Background
History
Originally named Dawson's Bridge and associated with Dawson's Colliery, it was built in 1725–26 by stonemason Ralph Wood, funded by a coalition of coal-owners known as the "Grand Allies" (founded by Colonel Liddell, the Hon. Charles Montague and George Bowes the owner of Gibside Estate on which the bridge is situated) at a cost of £12,000. When completed in 1726, it was the longest single-span bridge in the country with an arch span of 31 m, a record it held for thirty years until 1756 when the Old Bridge was built in Pontypridd, Wales. After he designed the bridge, Ralph Wood was so afraid that his arch would collapse that he committed suicide in 1727, but the bridge still stands today. An…
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- Coordinates
- 54.8974, -1.6876
- Opening
- {{start date|1727}}
Sources
- wikidata: Q2860025 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Causey Arch (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Causey Arch?
- Causey Arch is in North East England, in the United Kingdom — coordinates 54.8974°, -1.6876°.
- Who owns Causey Arch?
- Causey Arch is owned by | maint =.
- What are the opening hours for Causey Arch?
- OpenStreetMap records opening hours as: {{start date|1727}}. Check the official site to confirm seasonal changes.