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Holgate Bridge

1911 establishments in EnglandBridges completed in 1911Bridges in North YorkshireCommons category link is locally definedHolgate, York
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Holgate Road bridge, York (12th June 2013)
Holgate Road bridge, York (12th June 2013)

Holgate Bridge is a iron girder bridge in Holgate, York, England, which straddles the railway lines heading south out of the station. The bridge is set at a skew in comparison to the railway lines underneath, and carries the A59 road into, and out of, York city centre. The current bridge opened on 1 August 1911, and is the third bridge built at that location. During works carried out in the late 1980s when the East Coast Main Line was electrified, the bridge was raised by 12 inches (300 mm) to enable overhead line equipment to be installed underneath.

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Holgate Road
YO24 4BF York, Holgate
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Holgate Road bridge, York (12th June 2013)
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St Paul's Church, Holgate
St Paul's Church, Holgate

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