Burnden Viaduct

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ST PETER'S WAY Rose Hill Burnden Viaduct

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Also Known As: Bolton Valley Viaduct, ST PETER'S WAY, Rose Hill

Alternatively known as: Bolton Valley Viaduct, ST PETER'S WAY, Rose Hill Railway viaduct. 1848 (piers), for the Manchester and Leeds (Liverpool and Bury) Railway, 1881-2 (spans) for the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway, c1958 (deck) for British Railways. Wrought iron and coursed squared rock faced limestone. Six span viaduct with reduced stone piers over the valley of the River Croal. The spans are deep wrought iron girders, four double Warren girders under the tracks. History: This line was opened by the L&YR in 1848, having just taken over the M&LR, who had themselves absorbed the L&BR which had started out building the line between Bolton and Bury. The decking was replaced by pre-cast concrete in 1958. The line was closed to passenger traffic in 1951 and completely in 1970. The piers were reduced in height by 4.50m when St. Peter's Way was built culverting the River Croal but the bases presumably survive underground. References: Bill Simpson, Railways in and around Bolton, Foxline Publishing, 1990. Alan Earnshaw, The Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway, Book Law Publications, pps 98-9. C.Awdry, Encyclopaedia of British Railway Companies, Patrick Stephens Limited, 1990.