Wheatley Viaduct | |
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Coordinates | 53°44′20″N 1°53′53″W / 53.739°N 1.898°W |
OS grid reference | SE068270 |
Crosses | Hebble Brook |
Locale | Wheatley, Halifax, West Yorkshire, England |
Characteristics | |
Total length | 200 yards (180 m) |
Height | 100 feet (30 m) |
No. of spans | 10 |
Rail characteristics | |
No. of tracks | 2 |
Track gauge | 4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge |
History | |
Opened | 1 August 1890 |
Closed | 27 June 1960 |
Location | |
Wheatley Viaduct is a former railway bridge straddling the Hebble Brook on the northern side of Halifax, in West Yorkshire, England. The ten-arch viaduct was built as part of the Halifax High Level Railway that connected with the Queensbury lines complex of the Great Northern Railway between Halifax, Keighley and Bradford. The line was opened in 1890, and closed to all traffic in 1960.