Mills Hill Bridge, Chadderton
in Chadderton, near Oldham
Also known locally as Th'iron Dongle.
The attractive skewed iron bridge carried the railway from Rochdale to Manchester over the Rochdale Canal, adjacent to Lock 61 (Scowcroft). A girder bridge was added immediately alongside in the late 19thC to provide quadriple tracks. In the 1970s the line reverted to double tracks and the original bridge was taken out of use and had its deck removed.[1]
Geograph entry here
Numerous photos, showing details, here.
Note: The older Todmorden - Gauxholme No. 2 Viaduct is of similar construction, but has been much altered.
See Also
Sources of Information
- ↑ 'Britain's Historic Railway Buildings' by Gordon Biddle, Oxford University Press, 2003