2012

SD7807 : River Irwell, Radcliffe Viaduct

taken 13 years ago, near to Radcliffe, Bury, England

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River Irwell, Radcliffe Viaduct
River Irwell, Radcliffe Viaduct
Originally constructed to carry the East Lancashire railway to Bury, the viaduct and a series of bridges now carries the Metrolink tramway over the River Irwell and around the eastern side of Radcliffe.

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River Irwell

The River Irwell rises on the Rossendale hills north of Bacup and flows south for 39 miles before joining the River Mersey west of Manchester. It was a very important river in the development of industry, during the Industrial revolution, in Lancashire.
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Geographical Context: Railways River: Irwell other tags: River Nineteenth Century 19th Century Victorian Railway Viaduct Tramway Manchester Metrolink Bombardier Tram Metrolink Click a tag, to view other nearby images.
This photo is linked from: Automatic Clusters: · Railway at Radcliffe [88] · Bridge Carried [45] · Construction at Radcliffe [32] · Metrolink Tramway [26] Title Clusters: · River Irwell, Radcliffe Viaduct [3] ·
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SD7807, 948 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
David Dixon   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Wednesday, 25 January, 2012   (more nearby)
Submitted
Wednesday, 25 January, 2012
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SD 7892 0709 [10m precision]
WGS84: 53:33.6001N 2:19.1823W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SD 7865 0707
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EAST (about 90 degrees)
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