Burnden Viaduct (C) David Dixon :: Geograph Britain and Ireland

SD7208 : Burnden Viaduct

near to Bolton, Great Britain

Burnden Viaduct

This viaduct was originally opened in 1848 for the Liverpool and Bury (later the Lancashire and Yorkshire) Railway. The line was closed to passenger traffic in 1951 and then closed completely in 1970. The embankment to the right of the viaduct (as we look in this picture) formed one end of Bolton Wanderers' Burnden Park Football Stadium. All other traces of the railway embankment have gone; presumably the only thing saving the viaduct from demolition is its Grade II listed status (Link

British Listed Buildings).

When built, the viaduct crossed the River Croal and the Manchester, Bolton and Bury Canal. The latter has long since been filled in and now the busy A666 (St Peter's Way) passes under this end of the viaduct.

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2012

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Grid Square: SD7208, 59 images (more nearby)
Photographer: David Dixon (find more nearby)
Image classification^?: Geograph
Date Taken: Monday, 2 April, 2012 (more nearby)
Submitted: Monday, 2 April, 2012
Geographical Context: Railways Derelict, Disused
Road (from Tags): A666
Subject Location: OSGB36: SD 7262 0824 [10m precision]
WGS84: 53:34.2027N 2:24.8947W
Photographer Location: OSGB36: SD 7255 0832
View Direction: Southeast (about 135 degrees)