2013

SJ8398 : Bridges over the Irwell

taken 12 years ago, near to Manchester, England

This is 1 of 13 images, with title starting with Bridge in this square
Bridges over the Irwell
Bridges over the Irwell
On the left is Cathedral Approach SJ8398 : Cathedral Approach which formerly carried the railway into Manchester Exchange Station but now leads only to the NCP car park. On the right is Chapel Street bridge carrying the A6041. Behind it is the railway bridge leading out of Victoria Station.
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: Rivers, Streams, Drainage Roads, Road transport City, Town centre Railways River: Irwell Road: A6041 other tags: NCP Car Park Car Park Former Railway Bridge Bridge Railway Bridge Reflections Click a tag, to view other nearby images.
This photo is linked from: Automatic Clusters: · Manchester [1646] · Street [919] · Manchester Cathedral [422] · River Irwell [259] ·
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SJ8398, 3363 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
Gerald England   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Thursday, 17 October, 2013   (more nearby)
Submitted
Tuesday, 22 October, 2013
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SJ 8381 9880 [10m precision]
WGS84: 53:29.1398N 2:14.7271W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SJ 8382 9876
View Direction
North-northwest (about 337 degrees)
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