Causey Arch

Causey Arch
Stone arch railway bridge
North side of the bridge
Coordinates54°53′51″N 1°41′15″W / 54.8974°N 1.68755°W / 54.8974; -1.68755
OS grid referenceNZ 20126 55896
CarriesWaggonway (disused); footpath
CrossesCausey Burn
LocaleStanley, County Durham
Characteristics
DesignArch
MaterialStone
Total length105 ft (32 m)
Height80 ft (24 m)
No. of spans1
History
DesignerRalph Wood
Opened1727 (1727)
Statistics
Listed Building – Grade I
Official nameCAUSEY ARCH
Designated19 July 1950 (1950-07-19)
Reference no.1240816[1]
Location
Map

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.[2]

  1. ^ Historic England & 1240816.
  2. ^ "Sunniside Local History Society". www.sunnisidelocalhistorysociety.co.uk. Retrieved 12 August 2021.