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.

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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: Clifton Aqueduct and Clifton railway station.

Clifton Aqueduct

Bridge

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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

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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

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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 transport
Location: Salford, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

53.52758° or 53° 31′ 39″ north

Longitude

-2.31493° or 2° 18′ 54″ west

Height

79 feet (24 metres)

Open location code

9C5VGMHP+22

OpenStreetMap ID

way 531698316

OpenStreetMap feature

man_made=bridge

Wikidata ID

Q5133333

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Rake Lane Power Station and Waterdale.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Pilkington’s factory shop and Clifton Junction.

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