Cultural Vandalism? Great Musgrave Bridge

This is a historic railway bridge on the B6259 in Great Musgrave in Cumbria, England. Built over 150 years ago, It crosses the former section of the Eden Valley Railway that last saw trains back in the 1950s. Highways England recently caused some controversy in its decision to infill the bridge with concrete as part of a maintenance program on historic railway structures in England. It has been described by railway groups and civil engineers as completely unnecessary and has been branded as cultural vandalism. Highways England maintain more than 3,000 historic railway structures in England and said this work was necessary to keep the structural integrity of the bridge safe to allow heavier traffic to use it.
Here I take a look at the work that was recently carried out by Highways England in June and July of 2021.
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