Lockwood Viaduct

Lockwood Viaduct

     The Lockwood Viaduct is a stone built railway.  It straddles the River Holme, the B6108 and the A616.  It is located in the village of Lockwood near Huddersfield in West Yorkshire.  It was built between 1846 and 1848 by the Huddersfield and Sheffield Junction Railway. It opened in 1850.  The design was by John Hankshaw. It was built Miller Blackie and Shortridge.      The viaduct consists of 32 stone arches.  It was built at a cost of 3,000 pounds. It was built for two tracks, but only one is used.

Lockwood Viaduct

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