Plate Girder Bridges In Leeds
Plate girder bridges consist of typically two girders across the span. In the half-through version, the deck is suspended from the bottom of the girders so there is greater clearance below, with the train running half through the structure of the bridge and half below. All the railways approaching Leeds station are elevated, and where it crosses a road these types of bridges have been used extensively. I would guess they are original, and would have been built by various railway companies, so a mix of designs is in evidence. Water Street (Wortley and Leeds line) We will start with a disused railway crossing Water Street. I believe the top third of the bridge is on top of the girder and is just fencing, rather than structural. Despite the railway being lifted, it is still apparently maintained, though the next one along is not. Looking underneath we can see more details. The cross-girders are clearly seen. These are always perpendicular to the bridge, whatever angle of skew of the brid