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bridge, Hincaster Tunnel (2)
site name:-   Lancaster Canal
site name:-   Hincaster Tunnel
civil parish:-   Hincaster (formerly Westmorland)
county:-   Cumbria
locality type:-   bridge
coordinates:-   SD51238511
1Km square:-   SD5185
10Km square:-   SD58

MN photo:-  
Accommodation bridge carrying the railway over the horsepath for Hincaster Tunnel.

photograph
BLU92.jpg (taken 9.4.2006)  
photograph
BLU93.jpg (taken 9.4.2006)  

evidence:-   database:- Listed Buildings 2010
source data:-  
courtesy of English Heritage
"RAILWAY ARCH OVER SUNKEN HORSE PATH AND RETAINING WALLS TO SOUTH WEST OF EAST PORTAL IN HINCASTER TUNNEL / / WELL HEADS LANE / HINCASTER / SOUTH LAKELAND / CUMBRIA / II / 76443 / SD5124985109"
source data:-  
courtesy of English Heritage
"Railway bridge over sunken horse path. c1846. Engineer Joseph Locke. Roughly dressed rusticated limestone walls and parapet; dressed limestone keystone and band ramped at right angles to form coping to retaining walls on East side; rubble retaining walls on West side; brick barrel vault. Semi-circular head to openings: west end lower in height due to sloping footpath."

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