Adam Viaduct
The Adam Viaduct is a grade II listed concrete underbridge in Wallgate, Wigan. The bridge, constructed in 1946, is the earliest 'post-tensioned' prestressed concrete railway bridge in the United Kingdom, with only some examples in Switzerland being earlier.Photo: David Ashcroft, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Brick Community Stadium and Saddle Bridge.
Brick Community Stadium
Stadium
Photo: Arne mueseler, CC BY-SA 3.0 de.
The Brick Community Stadium is a multi-use stadium in Robin Park in Wigan, Greater Manchester, England. It is used by Wigan Warriors rugby league club and Wigan Athletic football club. Brick Community Stadium is situated 2,800 feet northwest of Adam Viaduct.
Saddle Bridge
Bridge
Photo: Galatas, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Saddle Bridge is situated 460 feet northwest of Adam Viaduct.
Trencherfield Mill
Photo: Pam Brophy, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Trencherfield Mill is a cotton spinning mill standing next to the Leeds and Liverpool Canal in Wigan, Greater Manchester, England. It was built in 1907. Trencherfield Mill is situated 2,200 feet east of Adam Viaduct.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Wigan Pier and Wigan.
Wigan Pier
Quarter
Photo: Chris55, Public domain.
Wigan Pier is an area around the Leeds and Liverpool Canal in Wigan, Greater Manchester, England, south-west of the town centre. The name has humorous or ironic connotations since it conjures an image of a seaside pleasure pier, whereas Wigan is inland and a traditionally industrial town.
Wigan
Wigan is an industrial town in Greater Manchester in the north of England. It's 17 miles northwest of central Manchester and until 1974 was part of Lancashire. In 2019 the population was 108,000.
Worsley Mesnes
Suburb
Worsley Mesnes is a suburb of Wigan in the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan in Greater Manchester, England. The ward population at the 2011 census was 11,974.
Adam Viaduct
- Type: Bridge
- Description: railway bridge in Wigan, Greater Manchester, England, UK
- Categories: railway bridge and transportation
- Location: Wigan, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
53.54099° or 53° 32′ 28″ northLongitude
-2.64767° or 2° 38′ 52″ westOpen location code
9C5VG9R2+9WOpenStreetMap ID
way 859691428OpenStreetMap feature
man_made=bridgeWikidata ID
Q26314526
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In Other Languages
“Adam Viaduct” goes by many names.
- German: “Adam Viaduct”
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Highlights include Adam Bridge and Wigan Community Fire & Ambulance Station.
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