SJ8398 : Bridging the River Irwell
taken 9 years ago, near to Rusholme, Manchester, England
View of the River Irwell from the footbridge at Spinningfields. The Grade II listed Link
(Archive Link ) Irwell Street Bridge was built in 1880. It was designed by James Gascoigne Lynde. Beyond it is the new Ordsall Chord.![Creative Commons Licence [Some Rights Reserved]](https://s1.geograph.org.uk/img/somerights20.gif){kind=small}
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.
Wikipedia: Link
The Ordsall Chord (also known as the Ordsall Lane Chord, Ordsall Curve or Castlefield Curve) is a short stretch of railway line currently (2016/17) under construction in the Ordsall area of Salford. It will link the mainline railway stations at Manchester Piccadilly and Manchester Victoria.
First proposed in the 1970s (as the "Castlefield Curve"), parliamentary powers for construction of the link were received in 1979 but the project was cancelled. The proposal was revived in 2010 as part of Network Rail’s Manchester Northern Hub proposal. It is scheduled to be completed by December 2017, and will cost around £85 million to construct.
- Grid Square
- SJ8398, 3430 images (more nearby 🔍)
- Photographer
- Gerald England (more nearby)
- Date Taken
- Saturday, 16 December, 2017 (more nearby)
- Submitted
- Wednesday, 25 November, 2020
- Subject Location
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OSGB36:
SJ 8313 9824
[10m precision]
WGS84: 53:28.8365N 2:15.3402W - Camera Location
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OSGB36:
SJ 8320 9830
- View Direction
- Southwest (about 225 degrees)
