Historic bridges · West Midlands
Thelwall Viaduct
Thelwall Viaduct is a historic bridge in the United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 15 min–30 min
- Nearest railway station
- Birchwood · 2.9 km
- Free entry
- Dog-friendly
About
Thelwall Viaduct is a named historic bridge in the United Kingdom. Coordinates: 53.3891°, -2.5068°. This entry is part of The Great Britain Guide, a free, ad-free, open-data tourist directory.
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Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: Woolston Eyes SSSI
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
The Thelwall Viaduct (grid reference SJ664883) is a steel composite girder viaduct in Lymm, Warrington, England. It carries the M6 motorway across the Manchester Ship Canal and the River Mersey. It is between junctions 20 and 21 of the M6, the former also being junction 9 of the M56.
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Background
History
The scheme was announced on Thursday 9 July 1959 by Minister of Transport Harold Watkinson, with the Gathurst Viaduct and Creswell Viaduct, near Stafford, over the River Sow. The bridge would cost £5,056,678, and was to be built by Leonard Fairclough & Son, and designed by Sir James Drake.
Architecture
It comprises two separate bridges, one of 4,414 ft long carrying the northbound carriageway, the longest motorway bridge in England when it was opened in July 1963, and one 4,500 ft long carrying the southbound carriageway, opened in 1995. The longest single span is that of 336 ft crossing the Ship Canal.
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- Coordinates
- 53.3891, -2.5068
- District
- Warrington
- Parish
- Lymm
- Postcode
- WA13 9BT
- Parliamentary constituency
- Tatton
- Nearest railway station
- Birchwood — 2.9 km
- Opening
- First bridge: 29 July 1963<br />Second bridge: 23 December 1996
Sources
- osm: w959884530 (ODbL)
- wikipedia: Thelwall Viaduct (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Thelwall viaduct.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Thelwall Viaduct?
- Thelwall Viaduct is in the West Midlands, United Kingdom (postcode WA13 9BT), in the parish of Lymm.
- Is Thelwall Viaduct a protected site?
- Yes — Thelwall Viaduct is part of the Woolston Eyes SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest.
- Is Thelwall Viaduct free to visit?
- Yes, Thelwall Viaduct is free to enter.
- How do I get to Thelwall Viaduct?
- The nearest railway station is Birchwood, about 2.9 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode WA13 9BT.