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Latitude: 53.5707 / 53°34'14"N
Longitude: -2.4052 / 2°24'18"W
OS Eastings: 373265
OS Northings: 408312
OS Grid: SD732083
Mapcode National: GBR CWN4.2Q
Mapcode Global: WH97W.0HYY
Plus Code: 9C5VHHCV+7W
Entry Name: Darcy Lever Viaduct over the River Tonge
Listing Date: 5 April 2002
Grade: II
Source: Historic England
Source ID: 1352681
English Heritage Legacy ID: 489720
ID on this website: 101352681
Location: Darcy Lever, Bolton, Greater Manchester, BL3
County: Bolton
Electoral Ward/Division: Little Lever and Darcy 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
Tagged with: Architectural structure Railway viaduct
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05-APR-02
RADCLIFFE ROAD
Darcy Lever
Darcy Lever Viaduct over the River Tonge
II
Darcy Lever viaduct, Bolton
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. Eight span viaduct with tall stone piers over the valley of the River Tonge. The spans are deep wrought iron girders, four double Warren girders under the tracks and lighter lattice face girders, these last may date from 1848.
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.
References: Bill Simpson, Railways in and around Bolton, Foxline Publishing, 1990, pl 84.
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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