Haslingden Bypass

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The photograph on this page of Haslingden Bypass by Paul Anderson as part of the Geograph project.

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Haslingden Bypass

Image: © Paul Anderson Taken: 19 Apr 2007

The A56 Haslingden By-pass sweeps round the edge of the town and through the industrial area following the route of the old railway track bed that used to run from Ramsbottom to Accrington. The railway opened in 1848 and closed in 1966. Following a Public Inquiry held in 1976, work on the construction of the 2½ mile long Haslingden Bypass, to the west of the town, began in June 1979. In 1980 500,000 tons of rock and sand were removed during construction and the bypass was completed and opened to traffic in December 1981. After the bypass opened the local paper at the time reported that the biggest change found by most people was the new ease with which they could cross the road in the town centre, while those living and working in the centre said their buildings no longer shook as traffic passed.

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Image Location

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Latitude
53.702967
Longitude
-2.333361