Skerne Bridge
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Skerne Bridge is a historic railway bridge in Darlington, England, renowned as one of the world’s oldest surviving railway bridges associated with the pioneering Stockton and Darlington Railway.
Statements (25)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historic structure
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railway bridge ⓘ |
| architect | Ignatius Bonomi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Stockton and Darlington Railway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| crosses | River Skerne NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCulturalSignificance | symbol of early railway engineering ⓘ |
| hasImageDepiction | featured in early engravings of the Stockton and Darlington Railway ⓘ |
| hasReferenceEvent | opening of the Stockton and Darlington Railway on 27 September 1825 ⓘ |
| hasStructureType | masonry arch bridge ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | Grade I listed building ⓘ |
| heritageDesignationCountry | United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
County Durham
NERFINISHED
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Darlington NERFINISHED ⓘ England ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Darlington town centre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| maintainedBy | Network Rail NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| materialUsed | stone ⓘ |
| notableFor |
association with the opening of the Stockton and Darlington Railway in 1825
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being one of the world’s oldest surviving railway bridges ⓘ |
| numberOfSpans | 1 ⓘ |
| openingDate | 1825 ⓘ |
| partOf | original Stockton and Darlington Railway route NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| riverBasin | Tees basin via River Skerne ⓘ |
| usedFor | railway traffic ⓘ |
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