Vicars Bridge looking East towards Todd Lane Junction

The East Lancashire tracks fanned out from under the bridge

into the East Lancs side of Preston Station,

which was situated behind the photographer.

Vicars Bridge looking East towards Todd Lane Junction

The East Lancashire tracks fanned out

from under the bridge into the East Lancs side of Preston Station,

which was situated behind the photographer.

Ornate stone-built skew  bridge, carrying the line

over the walkway in Avenham Park, and onto Ribble Bridge.

Note the stone shield and newly-restored balustrades.

View of the trackbed over the East Lancashire Railway's Ribble Bridge

looking east towards Todd Lane Junction.

 

Note the footway on the left hand side

 

Brick built arch on the Bamber Bridge / Todd Lane (Preston Junction) / Preston line, which opened to traffic in 1850, and closed in 1973.

Four-pier  bridge over the River  Conder.

Conder Bridge Station was located just off the right hand side of the bridge.

The bridge piers are constructed of brick, whilst steel girders supported the track bed .

The two centre piers are faced with stone to resist water erosion.

Immediately under the bridge, Glasson Dock and the Conder / Lune Estuaries are just visible.

Brick-built  cattle-creep bridge with cast iron girders  and iron handrails

in the embankment of Glasson Dock Branch.

The Lune Estuary can be glimpsed beyond the bridge

Close up of bridge decking. The stone facing of the centre piers can be clearly seen.

Five-arched bridge carrying the line over the River Lune at Crook of Lune.

Stone piers and steel spans, with lattice sides.

Beautifully-proportioned five-arch bridge, which carries the line over the River Lune at Crook Of Lune.

Its stone piers ,steel arches and lattice sides are enhanced by their reflection in the crystal-clear River Lune

Close-up of the recently-restored steel work on one of the Lune bridges at Crook of Lune

Warren truss footbridge on the Keswick to Penrith branch, which opened to traffic in 1865, and closed in 1972.

The graceful stone-built Healey Dell Viaduct on the Bacup to Rochdale branch,

which opened to traffic in 1870, closed to passengers in 1947, and finally freight in 1963.

Angled stone-arched overbridge located on the stiff climb out of Bacup.

The angled-bridge once carried a tramway over the line,

which was used for bringing stone down from the many quarries in the area.

The view under the bridge in the direction of the overhead pipe is towards Bacup.

This rather pretty lattice-truss footbridge

is situated between Brittania Station and Shawforth Station

and the view is down the valley towards Rochdale.

The towering 267 yard long Ingleton Viaduct carried the Ingleton to Low Gill Branch 80ft above the River Greta

on 11 stone arches.

The stone was gleaned from quarries at Bentham, and the branch opened to traffic in 1861, and closed in 1966.

Unusually, for such a large construction, there were no fatalities or serious injuries recorded during its construction.

Stone occupational bridge at Barbon on the Clapham Junction Low Gill branch,

which opened to traffic in 1861, and closed in 1966

Stone arched bridge on the Clapham Junction to Low Gill Branch,

which opened to traffic in 1861, and closed in 1966.

Iron and stone farm occupation bridge on the Plumpton Junction (near Ulverston) to Conishead Priory Branch,

which opened to traffic in 1883, and closed in 1916.