Causey Arch
Causey Arch | |
|---|---|
North side of the bridge | |
| Coordinates | 54°53′51″N 1°41′15″W / 54.8974°N 1.68755°W |
| OS grid reference | NZ 20126 55896 |
| Carries | Waggonway (disused); footpath |
| Crosses | Causey Burn |
| Locale | Stanley, County Durham |
| Characteristics | |
| Design | Arch |
| Material | Stone |
| Total length | 105 ft (32 m) |
| Height | 80 ft (24 m) |
| No. of spans | 1 |
| History | |
| Designer | Ralph Wood |
| Opened | 1727 |
| Statistics | |
Listed Building – Grade I | |
| Official name | CAUSEY ARCH |
| Designated | 19 July 1950 |
| Reference no. | 1240816 |
| Location | |
The Causey Arch is a bridge near Stanley in County Durham, northern England. It is the oldest surviving single-arch railway bridge in the world, and a key element of the industrial heritage of England. It carried an early wagonway (horse-drawn carts on wooden rails) to transport coal. The line was later diverted, and no longer uses the bridge.