Historic bridges · North West England
Leven Viaduct
In or near Greenodd.
Leven 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
- Ulverston · 3.7 km
- Paid entry
- Dog-friendly
Getting there & planning your visit
To visit Leven Viaduct, the nearest railway station is Ulverston, located 3.7 km away. The postcode for sat-nav is LA12 7QN, and please note that entry is paid.
About
Leven Viaduct is a named historic bridge in the United Kingdom. Coordinates: 54.1984°, -3.0416°. 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: Morecambe Bay SSSI
- Ramsar wetland: Morecambe Bay
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Leven Viaduct is a railway bridge which carries the Furness Line over the River Leven in Cumbria, England. The viaduct was opened as a single track structure as part of the Ulverstone and Lancaster Railway in August 1857. It was widened to two tracks in 1863, and rebuilt in the 1880s, 1925 and again in 2006. Originally, the viaduct had a telescopic section at the western end which could retract to let shipping through; this was fixed in place in 1866 after an Act of Parliament allowed the Furness Railway Company to transfer shipping to the Ulverston Canal, and tranship goods further upstream using railway wagons. An accident on the viaduct in 1903 in which a train was blown over, necessitated the installation of an anenometer to measure wind speeds, and if needed, the viaduct would be closed to traffic.
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Background
History
As the proposal for the and Lancaster Railway ( (14 & 15 Vict. c. cii)) was going through Parliament, a committee was going over the finer details of the act such as the request that the lifting section of the proposed viaduct be at the western end, so that the channel of the River Leven could be diverted westwards and so pass by Canal Foot, where the Ulverston Canal emptied into the estuary. The first viaduct at the location was built with columns on hinges towards the landward side, so that in the event of the need for two tracks, they could be moved out in a concertina fashion, and thus only one extra pile on each pier would be needed to be sunk to widen the viaduct. Work commenced in…
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- Coordinates
- 54.1984, -3.0416
- District
- Westmorland and Furness
- Parish
- Egton with Newland
- Postcode
- LA12 7QN
- Parliamentary constituency
- Barrow and Furness
- Established
- 1857
- Nearest railway station
- Ulverston — 3.7 km
Sources
- osm: w868389156 (ODbL)
- wikipedia: Leven Viaduct (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Train crossing the Leven viaduct - geograph.org.uk - 612866.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Leven Viaduct?
- Leven Viaduct is in North-West England, United Kingdom (postcode LA12 7QN), in the parish of Egton with Newland.
- What is Leven Viaduct?
- Leven Viaduct is a historic bridge in the United Kingdom.
- How do I get to Leven Viaduct?
- The nearest railway station is Ulverston, about 3.7 km away. Drivers can use postcode LA12 7QN.
- When was Leven Viaduct built?
- Built or established in 1857.
- Who owns Leven Viaduct?
- Leven Viaduct is owned by | id = CBC1 34.
- Is Leven Viaduct a protected site?
- Yes — Leven Viaduct is part of the Morecambe Bay SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest and the Morecambe Bay Ramsar wetland.
- How do I get to Leven Viaduct?
- The nearest railway station is Ulverston, about 3.7 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode LA12 7QN.