Etherow Viaduct from Above
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Etherow Viaduct from Above
Image: © Chris Heaton Taken: 9 Dec 2015
Also known as Broadbottom Viaduct. Crosses a gorge formed by the River Etherow on the Greater Manchester/Derbyshire border just to the east of Broadbottom. It carries the Manchester/Glossop Line. Originally a wooden structure supported by 3 arches, the viaduct morphed into the green metal span by 1919 as trains became heavier. 137 feet at its highest point and 169 yards long. A similar but larger structure at Dinting near Glossop, on the same line can be seen.
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Image Location
Latitude
53.440793
Longitude
-2.00809