Pixon Lane, Railway Bridge, Tavistock, Devon UK
N 50° 32.714 W 004° 08.766
30U E 418796 N 5599882
A arched railway bridge in Tavistock, West Devon.
Waymark Code: WM5JM0
Location: United Kingdom
Date Posted: 01/14/2009
Views: 8
This granite railway bridge used to take trains over Pixon Lane close to the former Tavistock (South) Railway Station. The bridge would have been built in the late 1800's, the railways closed in the 1960's. The bridge is overgrown and unused.
Length of bridge: 15m
Height of bridge: 20m
What type of traffic does this bridge support?: unused
What kind of gap does this bridge cross?:
Road.
Is the bridge still in service for its original purpose?: No
Name of road or trail the bridge services: Former railway between Tavistock and Yelverton.
Location:
Tavistock, Devon UK
Date constructed: Not listed
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