03/03/13 attorcigliato, spezzato e agganciato, una striscia di asfalto nero un tempo sinuosa è stata contornata nelle forme e strutture più inimmaginabili. De
5616 x 3744 px | 47,5 x 31,7 cm | 18,7 x 12,5 inches | 300dpi
Data acquisizione:
9 maggio 2012
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03/03/13 Twisted, snapped and buckled, a once sinuous strip of black tarmac has been contorted into the most unimaginable shapes and structures. Deep cracks criss-cross the road next to perilous cliffs where the right of way has shifted vertically below where cars once drove safely along a main road in Derbyshire. Amazingly, the abandoned half-mile long section of road has become one of the county's busiest tourist routes as cyclists, walkers and off-road bikers are being drawn to explore the challenges of the disused road. The A625 was closed to traffic in 1979 after road repairers eventually gave up a losing battle against a landslide that has slowly been moving down a hillside for thousands of years. Looking like they have been randomly sketched on the road surface, many of the road's original white lines, now point in random directions separated by deep fissures in the tarmac. Mountain-biker Pete Tye, 43, who was riding the road with his son today said: "It's an amazing place to ride - it's got some really challenging sections and jumps. Although it's not just mountain bikers that are using it - I've seen a couple of road bikes, loads of walkers and a couple of motorbikes up here today too. Some people are using this as a route to link up other trails and paths and others are just coming up here to experience the broken road." Lying below Mam Tor, the road was built in 1819 linking Castleton and Chapel-en-le-Frith in the Peak District. Also known locally as 'The New Road', the new section bypassed the steeper Winnats Pass route and crossed the ancient Mam Tor landslip. As a result of further movement, major road works were required in 1912, 1933, 1946, 1952 and 1966. In 1974 large parts of the Mam Tor section collapsed during a massive landslip. More road works were carried out but the force of millions of tons of rock pushing the road further downhill could not be stopped and eventually the road was abandoned to nature. Geological research suggest
