Lockwood Viaduct | |
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| Coordinates | 53°37′41″N 1°48′00″W / 53.628°N 1.800°W |
| OS grid reference | SE132146 |
| Carries | Penistone line |
| Crosses | River Holme |
| Locale | Lockwood, West Yorkshire, England |
| Owner | Network Rail |
| Characteristics | |
| Total length | 17 chains (1,100 ft; 340 m)[note 1] |
| Height | 122 feet (37 m) |
| Rail characteristics | |
| No. of tracks | 1 (built for 2) |
| Track gauge | 4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge |
| History | |
| Engineering design by | John Hawkshaw |
| Constructed by | Miller-Blackie and Shortridge |
| Construction start | 1846 |
| Construction end | 1848 |
| Construction cost | £33,000 (1849) |
| Opened | 1850 |
| Statistics | |
Listed Building – Grade II | |
| Designated | 29 September 1978 |
| Reference no. | 1134434 |
| Location | |
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Lockwood Viaduct is a stone railway bridge that carries the Huddersfield to Penistone Line across the River Holme, in West Yorkshire, England. The viaduct is noted for its height, (being an average of 122-foot (37 m) high, but at its maximum, to the top of the parapet level, it is 136 feet (41 m)), leading one journalist to describe it as "One of the most stupendous structures of ancient or modern times." One local challenge has been to "lob" a cricket ball over the viaduct, with some claiming that they have. The viaduct was completed in 1848 and is now a grade II listed structure.
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