Description and History of Site:-
The Scarborough Railway Bridge was built in 1845 for a new line carrying passengers to the coast (see NRM blog for drawing of 1845 bridge). The girders were a combination of cast iron girders with wrought iron tie rods. After the collapse of a similar bridge over the River Dee in 1847 strut supports were installed underneath the bridge. In 1875 the bridge underwent major rebuild as part of works for the new station during which the girders were replaced by girders of wrought iron construction. The tracks were raised by four feet and a footpath provided along the south side. In 2015 a £6m project renovated the bridge by replacing the deck, tracks and a walkway on the original masonry piers.

Further Reading and References:-
http://www.railengineer.uk/2015/03/31/scarborough-bridge-monte-carlo-or-bust/
https://blog.nrm.org.uk/early-railway-disaster-parliamentary-papers/

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Key Words :- railway bridge river ouse

Viewing the Site :- Footbridge alongside

Address :- Earlsborough Terrace, York, North Yorkshire, YO30 7DL
Grid Ref :- SE 59621 52063
Co-ordinates :- Lat 53.961224 , Long -1.092791
Local Authority :- City of York
Pre 1974 County :- Yorkshire - North Riding
Site Status :- Site extant - Protected status unknown
Site Condition :- Operational site, in use for original purpose
Record Date :- 31 August 2016

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