Burnden Viaduct
Introduction
The photograph on this page of Burnden Viaduct by David Dixon as part of the Geograph project.
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Burnden Viaduct
Image: © David Dixon Taken: 2 Apr 2012
This viaduct was originally opened in 1848 for the Liverpool and Bury (later the Lancashire and Yorkshire) Railway. The line was closed to passenger traffic in 1951 and then closed completely in 1970. The embankment to the right of the viaduct (as we look in this picture) formed one end of Bolton Wanderers' Burnden Park Football Stadium. All other traces of the railway embankment have gone; presumably the only thing saving the viaduct from demolition is its Grade II listed status (http://www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/en-489719-burden-viaduct-bolton British Listed Buildings). When built, the viaduct crossed the River Croal and the Manchester, Bolton and Bury Canal. The latter has long since been filled in and now the busy A666 (St Peter's Way) passes under this end of the viaduct.
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Image Location
Latitude
53.570045
Longitude
-2.414911