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Thornton Viaduct

Thornton Viaduct is a disused railway bridge in , in the City of Bradford, , in northern England. It opened in 1878, having been built for the Great Northern Railway, closed in 1966, and re-opened as part of a cycling route in 2008.
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Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
  • Type: Bridge
  • Description: grade II listed bridge in Bradford, West Yorkshire, England, UK
  • Also known as: “Thornton Railway Viaduct”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Thornton War Memorial and Hill Top Public House.

Monument
Photo: Tim Green, CC BY 2.0.
is a monument, which is situated 2,700 feet northwest of Thornton Viaduct.

Pub
Photo: Alexander P Kapp, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is situated 2,300 feet northwest of Thornton Viaduct.

Library
Photo: Betty Longbottom, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is situated 1½ miles east of Thornton Viaduct.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Thornton and Queensbury.

Village
Photo: Tim Green, CC BY 2.0.
is a village and former civil parish, within the metropolitan borough of the City of Bradford, in , England. It lies 6 miles to the west of the city centre of , and together with neighbouring , had a total resident population in 2001 of 15,004, increasing to 17,276 in 2011 and 18,520 in 2021.

Village
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY 2.0.
is a village in the metropolitan borough and city of Bradford, , England. Perched on a high vantage point above , Clayton and and overlooking , is one of the highest parishes in England, with views beyond the West Yorkshire conurbation to the hills of and the to the north and north west. is situated 1½ miles south of Thornton Viaduct.

Hamlet
is a village within the , in , England. is situated 2 miles southwest of Thornton Viaduct.

Thornton Viaduct

Latitude
53.78868° or 53° 47′ 19″ north
Longitude
-1.85578° or 1° 51′ 21″ west
Inception
1878
Open location code
9C5WQ4QV+FM
Open­Street­Map ID
way 1436558759
Open­Street­Map feature
man_made=­bridge
Wiki­data ID
Q7796581
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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Thornton Primary School and Thornton Methodist Church.

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