Victoria Station railway bridges
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Victoria Station railway bridges are a series of railway viaducts and bridge structures in Manchester that carry rail lines into and around Manchester Victoria station across the River Irk and surrounding areas.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
railway bridge complex
ⓘ
railway viaduct system ⓘ |
| accesses | platform approaches at Manchester Victoria station ⓘ |
| carries |
freight rail services
ⓘ
passenger rail services ⓘ railway tracks ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| crosses | River Irk ⓘ |
| crossesArea |
Cheetham Hill area
ⓘ
River Irk ⓘ
surface form:
River Irk valley
north of Manchester city centre ⓘ |
| environment | urban ⓘ |
| function |
to carry rail lines around Manchester Victoria station
ⓘ
to carry rail lines into Manchester Victoria station ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
elevated railway arches
ⓘ
multiple overbridges ⓘ multiple parallel viaducts ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalUse | supporting industrial-era rail traffic into Manchester ⓘ |
| hasUsage | heavy rail ⓘ |
| isPartOfCorridor | rail corridor into central Manchester ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
England
ⓘ
Greater Manchester ⓘ Manchester ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Cheetham Hill Road
ⓘ
Manchester Cathedral area ⓘ Manchester city centre ⓘ |
| material |
brick
ⓘ
iron ⓘ steel ⓘ stone ⓘ |
| orientation |
primarily east–west
ⓘ
with connecting north–south links ⓘ |
| partOf | Manchester rail network ⓘ |
| passesOver |
industrial and commercial areas north of the city centre
ⓘ
local streets near River Irk ⓘ |
| railwayLineRole |
approach viaducts
ⓘ
railway junction structures ⓘ river crossing structures ⓘ |
| railwayNetwork |
National Rail
ⓘ
surface form:
National Rail network of Great Britain
|
| riverFeatureType | multi-span river crossing ⓘ |
| runsInto | Manchester Victoria station throat ⓘ |
| servesStation | Manchester Victoria railway station ⓘ |
| structureType |
arch bridge
ⓘ
girder bridge ⓘ viaduct ⓘ |
| usedFor |
approach routes to Manchester Victoria station
ⓘ
railway junctions around Manchester Victoria ⓘ |