1997
SD9915 : Replacement bridge on reservoir access track
taken 26 years ago, 4 km W of Booth Wood, Calderdale, England
Replacement bridge on reservoir access track
When major works were planned to Green Withens dam in 1996/7, it was found that the cast iron bridges along the access track, dating from when the dam was built in the 1890s, were not strong enough to carry construction traffic, so they had to be replaced first. The new bridges such as this one were built with precast concrete beams, which had to be non-standard ones cast to order to match the trapezoidal shape of the bridge, and an in-situ concrete topping.
The original Victorian railings were refurbished and re-used to maintain a historic appearance. This design was used on other reservoirs of the Wakefield and District Water Board - for instance at Ardsley
SE2824 : Ardsley Reservoir: secondary inlet (2). A view of the bridge ten years later can be seen in
SD9915 : Bridges. showing how it has weathered.
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