Stockport Viaduct

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brick arch bridge railway viaduct

Stockport Viaduct is a large 19th-century brick railway viaduct in Stockport, England, notable for its many arches and its role in carrying the West Coast Main Line across the River Mersey.

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Stockport Viaduct (adjacent) 1

Statements (44)

Predicate Object
instanceOf brick arch bridge ⓘ
railway viaduct ⓘ
architecturalStyle arch bridge ⓘ
builtFor Manchester and Birmingham Railway ⓘ
builtInCentury 19th century ⓘ
carries West Coast Main Line ⓘ
category Grade II* listed bridges in Greater Manchester ⓘ
Railway bridges in Greater Manchester ⓘ
Viaducts in the United Kingdom ⓘ
constructionEndDate 1840 ⓘ
constructionMethod masonry arch construction ⓘ
constructionStartDate 1839 ⓘ
crosses River Mersey ⓘ
crossesFeature River Mersey valley ⓘ
designer George W. Buck ⓘ
engineer George W. Buck ⓘ
hasApproximateBrickCount over 11 million bricks ⓘ
hasConstructionMaterial red brick ⓘ
hasRailwayLine Manchester–Crewe line ⓘ
West Coast Main Line ⓘ
hasStructureType multi-span arch viaduct ⓘ
hasTransportRole mainline railway corridor ⓘ
height approximately 33.8 metres ⓘ
heritageDesignation Grade II* listed building ⓘ
heritageDesignationCountry United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ
isLandmarkOf Stockport skyline ⓘ
length approximately 546 metres ⓘ
locatedInAdministrativeTerritorialEntity Metropolitan Borough of Stockport ⓘ
locatedInCountry England ⓘ
United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ
locatedInHistoricCounty Cheshire ⓘ
locatedInRegion Greater Manchester ⓘ
location Stockport ⓘ
maintainedBy Network Rail ⓘ
materialUsed brick ⓘ
mediaAppearance featured in paintings by L. S. Lowry ⓘ
notableFor large number of brick arches ⓘ
prominent landmark in Stockport ⓘ
numberOfArches 27 ⓘ
opened 1840 ⓘ
owner Network Rail ⓘ
partOf West Coast Main Line ⓘ
passesOver Stockport ⓘ
surface form: Stockport town centre
usedFor rail transport ⓘ

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Stockport → hasLandmark → Stockport Viaduct ⓘ
M60 → notableStructure → Stockport Viaduct ⓘ
this entity surface form: Stockport Viaduct (adjacent)