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near Whalley | Great Harwood, near Whalley | ||
Built to carry the Great Harwood Loop of the East Lancashire Line over the River Calder. | |||
1870 Construction started. Engineer: [[Sturges Meek]]. | |||
1877 Opened | 1877 Opened | ||
1964 Closed | 1964 Closed | ||
It has ten round arches, each 40 feet (12 m) wide. On a slight curve, the viaduct is 65 feet (20 m) high. | |||
Grade II listed <ref>[https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1362005?section=official-list-entry] Historic England listing</ref> | |||
See [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martholme_Viaduct Wikipedia entry]. | |||
== See Also == | == See Also == | ||
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[[Category: Town - Blackburn]] | [[Category: Town - Blackburn]] | ||
[[Category: Bridges and Viaducts]] | [[Category: Bridges and Viaducts]] | ||
[[Category: Masonry Viaducts]] | |||
[[Category: Things to do - Lancashire]] | [[Category: Things to do - Lancashire]] | ||
Latest revision as of 07:36, 16 May 2022
Great Harwood, near Whalley
Built to carry the Great Harwood Loop of the East Lancashire Line over the River Calder.
1870 Construction started. Engineer: Sturges Meek.
1877 Opened
1964 Closed
It has ten round arches, each 40 feet (12 m) wide. On a slight curve, the viaduct is 65 feet (20 m) high.
Grade II listed [1]
See Wikipedia entry.
See Also
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