This is the last wooden train viaduct in the UK, situated in Wickham Bishops it is tucked away behind a beautiful house and cottages. I found an image of the rail line in the 1900's.
Maldon had long been an important port for the movement of goods to and from the market town of Braintree The port had suffered loss of business to the Chelmer and Blackwater Navigation, a canal that was opened in 1796 to serve the County town of Chelmsford.
The line closed for passenger traffic on 7th September 1964 but continued to be used for freight traffic until 1966 when it was abandoned. Following closure, approximately half a mile of the branch from Witham station toward Maldon was used as a siding serving an industrial area for delivery of steel by railway, this section closed in the early 1980s after a rail strike and is now a cycle/walkway.
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