Broadbottom Viaduct | |
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Coordinates | 53°26′27″N 2°00′24″W / 53.440794°N 2.006548°W |
Carries | Glossop Line |
Crosses | River Etherow |
Locale | Broadbottom, Greater Manchester, England grid reference SJ997938 |
Other name(s) | Etherow Arches |
Maintained by | Network Rail |
Characteristics | |
Total length | 169 yards (155 meters) |
Height | 136 feet (41 meters) |
History | |
Architect | A.S. Jee |
Designer | Joseph Locke |
Opened | 1842 |
Location | |
Broadbottom Viaduct (also known as Etherow or Mottram Viaduct) is a railway viaduct that spans the River Etherow between Derbyshire and Greater Manchester in England. Originally of wooden construction supported by stone piers, the timber was replaced first with wrought iron box girders, less than 20 years after the viaduct's opening, later followed by steel trusses and more supporting piers.[1][2]