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Darcy Lever Viaduct over the River Tonge

A Grade II Listed Building in Little Lever and Darcy Lever, Bolton

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Latitude: 53.5707 / 53°34'14"N

Longitude: -2.4052 / 2°24'18"W

OS Eastings: 373265

OS Northings: 408312

OS Grid: SD732083

Mapcode National: GBR CWN4.2Q

Mapcode Global: WH97W.0HYY

Plus Code: 9C5VHHCV+7W

Entry Name: Darcy Lever Viaduct over the River Tonge

Listing Date: 5 April 2002

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1352681

English Heritage Legacy ID: 489720

ID on this website: 101352681

Location: Darcy Lever, Bolton, Greater Manchester, BL3

County: Bolton

Electoral Ward/Division: Little Lever and Darcy Lever

Parish: Non Civil Parish

Built-Up Area: Bolton

Traditional County: Lancashire

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Greater Manchester

Church of England Parish: Lever Bridge St Stephen and All Martyrs

Church of England Diocese: Manchester

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797-1/0/10004
05-APR-02

RADCLIFFE ROAD
Darcy Lever
Darcy Lever Viaduct over the River Tonge

II

Darcy Lever viaduct, Bolton

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. Eight span viaduct with tall stone piers over the valley of the River Tonge. The spans are deep wrought iron girders, four double Warren girders under the tracks and lighter lattice face girders, these last may date from 1848.
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.
References: Bill Simpson, Railways in and around Bolton, Foxline Publishing, 1990, pl 84.
Alan Earnshaw, The Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway, Book Law Publications, pps 98-9.
C.Awdry, Encyclopaedia of British Railway Companies, Patrick Stephens Limited, 1990.


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