Thelwall Viaduct
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Thelwall Viaduct is a major motorway bridge in north-west England that carries the M6 over the River Mersey and surrounding waterways near Warrington.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Thelwall Viaduct canonical | 6 |
| Thelwall Viaduct (northbound carriageway) | 1 |
| Thelwall Viaduct (southbound carriageway) | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
motorway bridge
ⓘ
road bridge ⓘ viaduct ⓘ |
| carries | M6 motorway ⓘ |
| constructionStart | 1959 ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| crosses |
Manchester Ship Canal
ⓘ
River Mersey ⓘ |
| designedFor | long-distance motorway traffic ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName | Thelwall Bridge ⓘ |
| hasIssue |
periodic structural maintenance requirements
ⓘ
susceptible to high winds ⓘ |
| hasLanes |
4 lanes northbound
ⓘ
4 lanes southbound ⓘ |
| hasSpeedLimit | 70 mph (national motorway speed limit), subject to variable restrictions ⓘ |
| hasToll | no ⓘ |
| length |
approximately 1.4 kilometres
ⓘ
approximately 4,500 feet ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Warrington
ⓘ
surface form:
Borough of Warrington
Cheshire ⓘ England ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion | North West England ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Lymm Interchange
ⓘ
M56 motorway ⓘ Thelwall ⓘ Warrington ⓘ |
| locatedOnRoute | between junction 20 and junction 21 of the M6 ⓘ |
| maintainedBy | National Highways ⓘ |
| material |
concrete
ⓘ
steel ⓘ |
| notableFor |
carrying one of the busiest motorway routes in the UK
ⓘ
frequent congestion and traffic delays ⓘ |
| numberOfCarriageways | 2 ⓘ |
| opened | 1963 ⓘ |
| parallelStructure |
Thelwall Viaduct
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Thelwall Viaduct (northbound carriageway)
Thelwall Viaduct self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Thelwall Viaduct (southbound carriageway)
|
| partOf | M6 motorway ⓘ |
| partOfNetwork |
Highways England
ⓘ
surface form:
Strategic Road Network of England
|
| passesOver |
Trans Pennine Trail
ⓘ
local roads near Thelwall ⓘ |
| roadTypeCarried | motorway ⓘ |
| spans |
River Mersey
ⓘ
surface form:
Mersey Valley
|
| trafficType | motor vehicles only ⓘ |
| usedBy |
cars
ⓘ
coaches ⓘ heavy goods vehicles ⓘ |
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Thelwall Viaduct (southbound carriageway)
this entity surface form:
Thelwall Viaduct (northbound carriageway)