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Burnden Viaduct

A Grade II Listed Building in Great Lever, Bolton

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Latitude: 53.5701 / 53°34'12"N

Longitude: -2.4149 / 2°24'53"W

OS Eastings: 372623

OS Northings: 408247

OS Grid: SD726082

Mapcode National: GBR CWK4.ZY

Mapcode Global: WH97V.WJ7F

Plus Code: 9C5VHHCP+23

Entry Name: Burnden Viaduct

Listing Date: 5 April 2002

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1352680

English Heritage Legacy ID: 489719

Also known as: Bolton Valley Viaduct

ID on this website: 101352680

Location: Springfield, Bolton, Greater Manchester, BL2

County: Bolton

Electoral Ward/Division: Great Lever

Parish: Non Civil Parish

Built-Up Area: Bolton

Traditional County: Lancashire

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Greater Manchester

Church of England Parish: Lever Bridge St Stephen and All Martyrs

Church of England Diocese: Manchester

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Description



797-1/0/10016
05-APR-02

ST PETER'S WAY
Rose Hill
Burnden Viaduct

II

Also Known As: Bolton Valley Viaduct, ST PETER'S WAY, Rose Hill

Alternatively known as: Bolton Valley Viaduct, ST PETER'S WAY, Rose Hill Railway viaduct. 1848 (piers), for the Manchester and Leeds (Liverpool and Bury) Railway, 1881-2 (spans) for the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway, c1958 (deck) for British Railways.
Wrought iron and coursed squared rock faced limestone. Six span viaduct with reduced stone piers over the valley of the River Croal. The spans are deep wrought iron girders, four double Warren girders under the tracks.
History: This line was opened by the L&YR in 1848, having just taken over the M&LR, who had themselves absorbed the L&BR which had started out building the line between Bolton and Bury. The decking was replaced by pre-cast concrete in 1958. The line was closed to passenger traffic in 1951 and completely in 1970. The piers were reduced in height by 4.50m when St. Peter's Way was built culverting the River Croal but the bases presumably survive underground.
References: Bill Simpson, Railways in and around Bolton, Foxline Publishing, 1990.
Alan Earnshaw, The Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway, Book Law Publications, pps 98-9.
C.Awdry, Encyclopaedia of British Railway Companies, Patrick Stephens Limited, 1990.

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