Burnden Culvert and Viaduct
Burnden Culvert and Viaduct, Bolton September 2012 - Explored with Kenni and ViralEye The culvert was constructed in the late 60s to take the River Croal under the newly built Farnworth and Kearsley bypass. Constructed of twin pre cast concrete box the culvert is quite short and featureless but looking upwards at the outfall we saw the magnificent looking Burnden viaduct. Completed in 1848 the viaduct carried the Bolton to Bury railway until 1951 and its final closure to freight trains in 1970. It would have been rude of us not to have a closer look, so up we went. Once on top theres really not much to see with some uninspiring views of the A666 below. old photo of the culvert under construction below the viaduct... http://www.mbbcanal.demon.co.uk/towi...burndencon.jpg pics........ http://www.snakeoil-urbex.co.uk/0021/01.jpg http://www.snakeoil-urbex.co.uk/0021/02.jpg http://www.snakeoil-urbex.co.uk/0021/03.jpg http://www.snakeoil-urbex.co.uk/0021/04.jpg http://www.snakeoil-urbex.co.uk/0021/05.jpg http://www.snakeoil-urbex.co.uk/0021/06.jpg http://www.snakeoil-urbex.co.uk/0021/07.jpg http://www.snakeoil-urbex.co.uk/0021/08.jpg http://www.snakeoil-urbex.co.uk/0021/09.jpg http://www.snakeoil-urbex.co.uk/0021/10.jpg |
Excellent chaps
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Thanks to Kenni for being your lighting bitch haha and where's the people shot one?
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Great stuff. Is this the culvert that goes under the town and has gated access to some shop basements?
And there's a nice abandoned rail line in town too, it forks off to the left on this GE link: http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?q=bolt...ngdom&t=h&z=19 |
Some nice shots there! Definitely missing the people shot though
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That viaduct is in surprisingly good condition up top!
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The viaduct was resurfaced (along with darcy lever viaduct further down) as part of plans for a cycle way along the railway route which has unsurprisingly failed to happen yet. .....and the people shot! http://s16.postimage.org/nbbxlyc91/DSC05310.jpg |
The line went to the old Back o' th' bank power station and further beyond, with sidings all along. It closed in 1979 and one of the gas turbines that ran there is in the MOSI. Would of been a good splore looking at the old pics.
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