Peak Forest Canal, Railway Bridge (#15A):: OS grid SJ9590 :: Geograph Britain and Ireland

SJ9590 : Peak Forest Canal, Railway Bridge (#15A)

near to Compstall, Stockport, Great Britain

Peak Forest Canal, Railway Bridge (#15A)

A Northern Rail train heading for Rose Hill crosses the bridge which carries the Manchester to Sheffield main railway line over the canal. The single steel lattice girder is at the eastern end of the Grade II listed viaduct originally opened in 1865 to carry the Marple, New Mills & Hayfield Junction Railway.

Peak Forest Canal

The Peak Forest Canal runs for 15 miles between Ashton under Lyne and Whaley Bridge.

It was built to link the Ashton Canal with the tramways that brought limestone from the Peak District quarries.

The Lower Peak Forest Canal forms part of the "Cheshire Ring".

Link Pennine Waterways website including a "virtual tour" of the canal
Link and Link for information on the history of the canal

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2012

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Grid Square: SJ9590, 63 images (more nearby)
Photographer: David Dixon (find more nearby)
Image classification^?: Geograph
Date Taken: Wednesday, 28 November, 2012 (more nearby)
Submitted: Friday, 30 November, 2012
Geographical Context: Railways Canals
Canal (from Tags): Peak Forest
Subject Location: OSGB36: SJ 9565 9003 [10m precision]
WGS84: 53:24.4241N 2:4.0139W
Photographer Location: OSGB36: SJ 9570 9003
View Direction: WEST (about 270 degrees)