Clifton Viaduct
Clifton Viaduct, known locally as The Thirteen Arches, is a disused railway viaduct near Clifton in Greater Manchester, north-west England. Built in 1846, it closed with the line in 1966 and is now severed from the rest of the route by the M62 motorway and other subsequent development.Photo: Parrot of Doom, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Bridge
- Description: Grade II listed bridge in Greater Manchester, England, UK
- Also known as: “13 Arches”, “Clifton Railway Viaduct”, and “Clifton Railway Viaduct (The Thirteen Arches) That Part In Swinton And Pendlebury”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Clifton Aqueduct and Clifton railway station.
Clifton Aqueduct
Bridge
Photo: Parrot of Doom, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Clifton Aqueduct, built in 1796, carried the Manchester, Bolton and Bury Canal across the River Irwell in Clifton, near Manchester, England. It is preserved as a Grade II listed structure. Clifton Aqueduct is situated 420 feet west of Clifton Viaduct.
Clifton railway station
Railway station
Photo: David Dixon, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Clifton railway station is a railway station in Clifton, Greater Manchester, England which was formerly called Clifton Junction. It lies on the Manchester–Preston line. Clifton railway station is situated 1,900 feet south of Clifton Viaduct.
Philips Park
Park
Philips Park is an area of parkland situated within the Metropolitan Borough of Bury on the boundary of Whitefield and Prestwich, in Greater Manchester. Philips Park is situated 3,600 feet northeast of Clifton Viaduct.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Prestwich and Pendlebury.
Prestwich
Town
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Prestwich is a town in the Metropolitan Borough of Bury, Greater Manchester, England, three miles north of Manchester, three miles north of Salford and five miles south of Bury.
Pendlebury
Town
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Pendlebury is a town in the City of Salford, Greater Manchester, England. The population at the 2011 Census was 13,069. It lies 4 miles north-west of Manchester, 3 miles north-west of Salford and 6 miles south-east of Bolton.
Swinton
Town
Photo: D.A.Howcroft, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Swinton is a town in the City of Salford in Greater Manchester, England. southwest of the River Irwell, 4 miles northwest of Manchester, adjoining the town of Pendlebury and suburb of Clifton. Swinton is situated 1½ miles southwest of Clifton Viaduct.
Clifton Viaduct
- Categories: bridge over valley, railway viaduct, and transportation
- Location: Salford, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
53.52758° or 53° 31′ 39″ northLongitude
-2.31493° or 2° 18′ 54″ westHeight
79 feet (24 metres)Open location code
9C5VGMHP+22OpenStreetMap ID
way 531698316OpenStreetMap feature
man_made=bridgeWikidata ID
Q5133333
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