Editing North Yorkshire (section)

== Transport ==
===Bridges===
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North Yorkshire has a number of bridge with clusters such as [[bridges of York]] or in the Tees Lowlands, [[List of crossings of the River Tees|over the River Tees]]. Many are road bridges, railway viaducts or footbridges; such Lendal Bridge in York, [[Saltburn Viaduct]] and the [[Infinity Bridge]] respectively.

The [[Tees Transporter Bridge]], opened in 1911 is a symbol of [[Teesside]] and is one of few surviving [[transporter bridges]] worldwide.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.imeche.org/news/news-article/11-10-20/Tees_Transporter_Bridge_a_“world-class”_example_of_British_engineering.aspx |title=Tees Transporter Bridge a "world-class" example of British engineering |access-date=21 March 2024 }}</ref> Further inland, the [[Tees Barrage]] complex (which opened in 1995) incorporates a [[Barrage (dam)|tidal barrier]], road bridge, footbridge and [[lock (water navigation)|barge lock]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-tees-65261533.amp |title=Concerns after Tees Barrage fault causes water level drop |date=14 April 2023 |access-date=21 March 2024 |archive-date=21 March 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240321205657/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-tees-65261533.amp |url-status=live }}</ref>

[[Larpool Viaduct]] near Whitby is a repurposed railway viaduct (footbridge), the viaduct was affected by the [[Beeching cuts]] in 1965 with the rail-line connecting {{rws|Whitby}} to {{rws|Scarborough}} axed. It was opened in 1885, closed in 1965 then repurposed and re-opened in 2000.<ref>{{cite web |title=THE REHABILITATION OF A VICTORIAN CLAY BRICK RAILWAY VIADUCT |first=Stephen W. |last=Garrity |work=Proceedings of 8th International Conference on Short and Medium Span Bridges |url=http://eprints.whiterose.ac.uk/42881/5/GC-074.pdf }}</ref>

===Rail===
{{see also|Station usage in North Yorkshire}}
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The [[East Coast Main Line]] (ECML) bisects the county stopping at {{rws|Northallerton}},{{rws|Thirsk}} and {{rws|York}}. Passenger service companies in the area are [[London North Eastern Railway]], [[Northern Rail]], [[TransPennine Express]] and [[Grand Central (train operating company)|Grand Central]].

LNER and Grand Central operate services to the capital on the ECML, Leeds Branch Line and the [[Northallerton–Eaglescliffe Line]]. LNER stop at York, Northallerton and on to County Durham or spur over to the [[Tees Valley Line]] for {{rws|Thornaby}} and {{rws|Middlesbrough}}. The operator also branch before the county for Leeds and run to {{rws|Harrogate}} and {{rws|Skipton}}. Grand Central stop at York, {{rws|Thirsk}} Northallerton and Eaglescliffe then over to the [[Durham Coast Line]] in County Durham.

[[Northern Trains|Northern]] operates the remaining lines in the county, including commuter services on the [[Harrogate Line]], [[Airedale Line]] and York & Selby Lines, of which the former two are covered by the [[West Yorkshire Metro|Metro]] ticketing area. Remaining branch lines operated by Northern include the [[Yorkshire Coast Line]] from Scarborough to Hull, [[York–Scarborough line]] via {{rws|Malton}}, the [[Hull to York Line]] via [[Selby railway station|Selby]], the Tees Valley Line from {{rws|Darlington}} to {{rws|Saltburn}} via Middlesbrough and the [[Esk Valley Line]] from Middlesbrough to {{rws|Whitby}}. Last but certainly not least, the [[Settle-Carlisle Line]] runs through the west of the county, with services again operated by Northern.
[[File:North yorkshire moors railway map.gif|thumb|Current and former railway routes in eastern North Yorkshire]]

The county suffered badly under the [[Beeching cuts]] of the 1960s. Places such as {{rws|Richmond|North Yorkshire}}, {{rws|Ripon}}, {{rws|Tadcaster}}, {{rws|Helmsley}}, {{rws|Pickering}} and the [[Wensleydale]] communities lost their passenger services. Notable lines closed were the [[Scarborough and Whitby Railway]], [[Malton and Driffield Railway]] and the secondary main line between Northallerton and Harrogate via Ripon.

Heritage railways within North Yorkshire include: the [[North Yorkshire Moors Railway]], between {{rws|Pickering}} and {{rws|Grosmont}}, which opened in 1973; the [[Derwent Valley Light Railway]] near York; and the [[Embsay and Bolton Abbey Steam Railway]]. The [[Wensleydale Railway]], which started operating in 2003, runs services between {{rws|Leeming Bar}} and {{rws|Redmire}} along a former freight-only line. The medium-term aim is to operate into Northallerton station on the ECML, once an agreement can be reached with [[Network Rail]]. In the longer term, the aim is to reinstate the full line west via {{rws|Hawes}} to {{rws|Garsdale}} on the Settle-Carlisle line.

[[York railway station]] is the largest station in the county, with 11 platforms and is a major tourist attraction in its own right. The station is immediately adjacent to the [[National Railway Museum]].

===Road===
[[File:The A1(M) at Dishforth.jpg|thumb|The A1(M) at [[Dishforth]]]]
The main road through the county is the north–south [[A1(M) motorway (Great Britain)|A1(M)]], which has gradually been upgraded in sections to motorway status since the early 1990s. The only other motorways within the county are the short [[A66 road#A66(M)|A66(M)]] near [[Darlington]] and a small stretch of the [[M62 motorway]] close to [[Eggborough]].<ref name=NY>{{cite web |url=http://www.northyorks.gov.uk/CHttpHandler.ashx?id=514&p=0 |title=Transport map of shire county divided into districts |format=PDF |access-date=10 October 2008 |publisher=North Yorkshire County Council |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110807155113/http://www.northyorks.gov.uk/CHttpHandler.ashx?id=514&p=0 |archive-date=7 August 2011 }}</ref> The other nationally maintained trunk routes are the [[A168 road|A168]]/[[A19 road|A19]], [[A64 road|A64]], [[A66 road|A66]] and [[A174 road|A174]].

'''Coach and bus'''

Long-distance coach services are operated by [[National Express Coaches|National Express]] and [[Megabus (Europe)|Megabus]]. Local bus service operators include [[Arriva Yorkshire]], Stagecoach, [[Harrogate Bus Company]], The Keighley Bus Company, Scarborough & District ([[East Yorkshire (bus company)|East Yorkshire]]), [[Yorkshire Coastliner]], [[First York]] and the local [[Dales & District]].

===Air===
There are no major airports in the county itself, but nearby airports include [[Teesside International Airport|Teesside International]] ([[Darlington]]), [[Newcastle International Airport|Newcastle]] and [[Leeds Bradford Airport|Leeds Bradford]].