Horns Bridge

LD&ECR Viaduct
Remaining arch of viaduct over the A61 road in 1984.
Coordinates53°13′51.1″N 1°25′17.5″W / 53.230861°N 1.421528°W / 53.230861; -1.421528 (Horns Bridge)
CarriesEx-Lancashire, Derbyshire and East Coast Railway
CrossesChesterfield Loop, Midland Main Line, A61 road, A617 road, River Rother, River Hipper
LocaleChesterfield, Derbyshire
Characteristics
Design7 brick arches, 4 lattice deck girders and a bowstring bridge
Total length700 feet (210 m)
WidthTwin Standard Gauge Rail
Height63 feet (19 m)
History
OpenedFebruary 1897
ClosedMarch 1957
Location
Interactive map of LD&ECR Viaduct

Horns Bridge is a small area on the southeastern edge of Chesterfield, Derbyshire, England which was remarkable at one time for its congested intersection of roads, rivers, footpaths and railways.

Horns Bridge looking west, April 1972
Horns Bridge and viaduct remnant, July 2013

The congestion in Horns Bridge was three-dimensional. At ground level were the rivers Hipper and Rother, the main road to Derby (now the A61), the main road to Mansfield (now the A617), and the Great Central Railway's "Chesterfield Loop", off which ran "Hyde's Sidings". At middle level were the Midland Railway Main Line and "Brampton Branch", and at high level, passing over a viaduct, was the Lancashire, Derbyshire and East Coast Railway Main Line to Lincoln.

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