Entwistle Viaduct is formed by nine semi-circular arches which carry the Manchester to Blackburn railway line across the wood ravine containing the Wayoh Reservoir and the Entwistle Reservoir but original the course of Bradshaw Brook.
The viaduct was built for the Blackburn, Darwen and Bolton Railway between 1847 and 1848.
The stone for the piers was source form from Stanworth Delph near Withnell some 7 miles from the site of the viaduct creating some problems for the railway company but was very lucrative for local stonemasons.
The viaduct was originally constructed for double track operation but has now be reduced to single track with the closure of the former stations at Entwistle to the north and Turton to the south which were both two platform stations.
Source: “The Bolton, Blackburn, Clitheroe & West Yorkshire Railway” by W. D. Tattersall (The Oakwood Press 1973)
Entwistle Viaduct (aka Armstrong Viaduct)
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By Mike_bjm @ 2022-04-02 11:09:56
