# Cadishead Viaduct > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Cadishead_Viaduct > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Cadishead_Viaduct.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cadishead_Viaduct > Source revision: 1321421446 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) Bridge in Cadishead Cadishead Viaduct Cadishead Viaduct – bridge between Cadishead and Partington in Greater Manchester, England. Coordinates 53°25′29″N 2°25′40″W / 53.4246°N 2.4279°W / 53.4246; -2.4279 Carries Railway line Crosses Manchester Ship Canal Locale Cadishead Owner Network Rail Maintained by National Highways (Historical Railways Estate) Characteristics Material Black Engineering Brick and Steel Longest span 120 ft (37 m) No. of spans 5 Clearance below 75 ft (23 m) History Constructed by Cheshire Lines Committee Opened 27 February 1893 (1893-02-27) Closed 1984 Location Interactive map of Cadishead Viaduct A 1903 [Railway Clearing House](/source/Railway_Clearing_House) map showing (left) railways in the vicinity of Cadishead Viaduct **Cadishead Viaduct** is a disused railway viaduct of multi-[lattice girder](/source/Lattice_girder) construction. It was built in 1892 by the [Cheshire Lines Committee](/source/Cheshire_Lines_Committee) to clear the newly built [Manchester Ship Canal](/source/Manchester_Ship_Canal) to carry the [new deviation](/source/Glazebrook_East_Junction%E2%80%93Skelton_Junction_line) of the [Glazebrook](/source/Glazebrook_railway_station) to Woodley Main Line. The central span is 40 yards (37 m) long, and the clearance is 75 feet (23 m).[1] The route opened to goods on 27 February 1893 and to passenger traffic on 29 May 1893.[1][2] Following the withdrawal of passenger services in 1964,[3] the line became goods only, and when expensive repairs to the viaduct were needed in the early 1980s, [British Rail](/source/British_Rail) closed the viaduct and the preceding line towards Glazebrook. The viaduct is now blocked with containers on each end owing to [anti-social behaviour](/source/Anti-social_behaviour) and to stop people walking across it, as the deck of the viaduct is in a very bad state with major corrosion setting in on the [soffits](/source/Soffit) and trough decking of the major steel span of the viaduct.[4] The [Hamilton Davies Trust](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Hamilton_Davies_Trust&action=edit&redlink=1) proposes to restore the viaduct to operation as a multi-modal route, with the potential to operate a heritage railway across it.[5] ## See also - [List of lattice girder bridges in the United Kingdom](/source/List_of_lattice_girder_bridges_in_the_United_Kingdom) - [Glazebrook East Junction–Skelton Junction line](/source/Glazebrook_East_Junction%E2%80%93Skelton_Junction_line) ## References 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-Dow_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-Dow_1-1) [Dow, George](/source/George_Dow) (1985) [1962]. *Great Central, Volume Two: Dominion of Watkin 1864–1899*. [Shepperton](/source/Shepperton): [Ian Allan](/source/Ian_Allan_Publishing). pp. 143, 145. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-0-7110-1469-5](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0-7110-1469-5). [OCLC](/source/OCLC_(identifier)) [655324061](https://search.worldcat.org/oclc/655324061). 1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** Bridges of the Manchester Ship Canal.[*[where?](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Naming_conventions_(geographic_names))*][*[when?](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Manual_of_Style/Dates_and_numbers#Chronological_items)*] 1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** The Reshaping of British Railways by Dr [Richard Beeching](/source/Richard_Beeching), 1963. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** BRB (Residuary) Visual Examination Report, 22 April 2009. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** [*Proposal to Re-open Cadishead Viaduct*](https://hamiltondavies.org.uk/publications/proposal-re-open-cadishead-viaduct/) (PDF), hamiltondavies.org.uk, retrieved 18 January 2022 ## External links - Media related to [Cadishead Viaduct](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Cadishead_Viaduct) at Wikimedia Commons v t e Buildings and structures in the City of Salford, England Italics denote building under construction High-rises (over 100 metres) Cortland at Colliers Yard (153m) Anaconda Cut (131m) Bankside at Colliers Yard (129m) Affinity Living Riverview (110m) X1 Michigan Towers Building 3 (109m) Embankment Exchange (107m) Eda (101m) Highrises (over 50 metres) X1 Media City Tower 1 (85m) X1 Media City Tower 2 (85m) X1 Media City Tower 3 (85m) North Tower (80m) Salford Shopping Centre (75m) Peel House (55m) Notable lowrises Boothstown Mines Rescue Station Centenary Building Forest Bank Islington Mill Kersal Priory Lowry Hotel Ordsall Hall Peel Building Port Salford Public Baths Salford Civic Centre Salford Lads' Club Salford Museum and Art Gallery Salford Royal Hospital Salford Town Hall Threlfalls Brewery Wardley Hall Waterpark Hall Working Class Movement Library Worsley Court House Worsley Old Hall Places of worship Salford Cathedral Greek Orthodox Church of the Annunciation Monton Unitarian Church Sacred Trinity Church St Andrew's St Augustine's St Clement's St James' St Luke's St Mark's St Mary the Virgin, Eccles St Mary the Virgin, Ellenbrook St Paul's St Peter's St Philip's St Thomas' Transportation Anchorage Broadway Clifton Eccles Interchange Eccles Exchange Quay Harbour City Irlam Ladywell Langworthy Manchester Barton Aerodrome Moorside MediaCity UK Patricroft Salford Central Salford Crescent Salford Quays Swinton Walkden Weaste Shopping centres Salford Shopping Centre Swinton Square The Lowry Public houses Black Friar Coach and Horses, Weaste The Crescent The Crown Eagle Inn The Ellesmere The Grapes, Eccles King's Arms Lamb Hotel, Eccles The Maypole Punch Bowl Queen's Arms, Patricroft Royal Oak, Eccles White Horse, Swinton Sports and entertainment Broughton Cricket Club Ground The Cliff CorpAcq Stadium Manchester Tennis and Racquet Club Moor Lane Victoria Theatre The White Hotel Memorials Mark Addy Joseph Brotherton Charles Hallé Clifton Hall Colliery Disaster Oliver Heywood Bridges Albert Bridge Barton Road Swing Bridge Barton Swing Aqueduct Blackfriars Bridge Cadishead Viaduct Clifton Aqueduct Clifton Viaduct Irwell Railway bridge Media City Footbridge Palatine Bridge Salford Quays Bridge Southern Railway Viaduct Trinity Bridge Victoria Bridge Lists Castles Churches Grade I listed Grade II* listed Mills Monuments Schools Tallest Listed buildings in Eccles Irlam Salford Swinton and Pendlebury Worsley --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Cadishead Viaduct](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cadishead_Viaduct) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cadishead_Viaduct?action=history)). 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