Leven Viaduct
Leven Viaduct is a railway bridge which carries the Furness Line over the River Leven in Cumbria, England. The viaduct was opened as a single track structure as part of the Ulverstone and Lancaster Railway in August 1857.Photo: Roger Temple, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Chapel Island and Holker Hall.
Chapel Island
Islet
Photo: Anthony Sinton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Chapel Island is a limestone outcrop that lies in the Leven estuary of Morecambe Bay in England, less than one mile from the shoreline at Bardsea in the area known as Ulverston Sands. Chapel Island is situated 1½ miles south of Leven Viaduct.
Holker Hall
Manor estate
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Holker Hall is a privately owned country house located about 2 km to the south-west of the village of Cartmel in the ceremonial county of Cumbria and historic county of Lancashire, England. Holker Hall is situated 2½ miles east of Leven Viaduct.
Ulverston railway station
Railway station
Photo: john driscoll, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Ulverston is a railway station on the Furness Line, which runs between Barrow-in-Furness and Lancaster; it is situated 9+1⁄2 miles north-east of Barrow-in-Furness. Ulverston railway station is situated 2½ miles west of Leven Viaduct.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Canal Foot and Arrad Foot.
Canal Foot
Hamlet
Photo: Dave&Lynne Slater, CC BY 2.0.
Canal Foot is an industrial village in Cumbria, England, on the Leven estuary. It is located 1.7 miles by road to the east of the centre of Ulverston. Its name comes from its location being where the Ulverston Canal meets the Estuary.
Arrad Foot
Hamlet
Photo: Ben Stafford, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Arrad Foot is a hamlet in Westmorland and Furness, Cumbria, England. The hamlet is situated on a minor road just off the A590 road, with the village of Greenodd to the north, and the town Ulverston to the south. Arrad Foot is situated 1½ miles northwest of Leven Viaduct.
Ulverston
Photo: Yohan euan o4, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Ulverston is a small market town in Cumbria, United Kingdom. With a population of 13,000, Ulverston isn't a huge tourist attraction for the area, although its proximity to the Lake District makes it a quaint stop-over for visitors planning to explore more of Cumbria.
Leven Viaduct
- Type: Bridge
- Description: railway viaduct over the Cartmel Sands in Cumbria, UK
- Categories: railway viaduct and transportation
- Location: England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
54.19841° or 54° 11′ 54″ northLongitude
-3.04165° or 3° 2′ 30″ westOpen location code
9C6R5XX5+98OpenStreetMap ID
way 868389156OpenStreetMap feature
man_made=bridgeWikidata ID
Q116418824
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