Description and History of Site:-
The Darlington and Barnard Castle Railway line up Teesdale was completed in 1856 and taken over by the Stockton & Darlington Railway Company in July 1858. The West Tees Rail Bridge has four shallow 12.2m segmental masonry arches to carry a single railway track The bridge was bought by Durham County Council in 1990 with the intention of incorporating it into the planned 120 kilometre Teesdale Way.
Further Reading and References:-Morris C.H. 2000. Bridges over the Tees. Cleveland Industrial Archaeologist Society. Research Report No 7.
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Key Words :- river tees bridge
Viewing the Site :- Can be viewed from the public road or footpath over the bridge (Teesdale Way)
Address :- A67 , Barforth, Barnard Castle, Durham, DL2 3AB
Grid Ref :- NZ 1579 1731
Co-ordinates :- Lat 54.550796 , Long -1.757400
Local Authority :- Durham County Council
Pre 1974 County :- Yorkshire - North Riding
Site Status :- Site extant - Protected status unknown
Site Condition :- Site disused - but otherwise substantially intact
Site Dates :- 1856 -
Record Date :- 19 January 2016
Copyright :- cc-by-nc-sa 4.0 © Charles Morris
Grid Ref :- NZ 1579 1731
Co-ordinates :- Lat 54.550796 , Long -1.757400
Local Authority :- Durham County Council
Pre 1974 County :- Yorkshire - North Riding
Site Status :- Site extant - Protected status unknown
Site Condition :- Site disused - but otherwise substantially intact
Site Dates :- 1856 -
Record Date :- 19 January 2016
Copyright :- cc-by-nc-sa 4.0 © Charles Morris