2017

SJ8398 : River Irwell looking towards Ordsall Chord Bridge

taken 7 years ago, near to Rusholme, Manchester, England

River Irwell looking towards Ordsall Chord Bridge
River Irwell looking towards Ordsall Chord Bridge
Looking downstream from Irwell Street Bridge towards the new bridge carrying the Ordsall Chord over the River Irwell.
River Irwell

The River Irwell rises on the Rossendale hills north of Bacup and flows south for 39 miles before joining the River Mersey west of Manchester. It was a very important river in the development of industry, during the Industrial revolution, in Lancashire.
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The Ordsall Chord :: SJ8297

The Ordsall Chord (also known as the Ordsall Lane Chord, Ordsall Curve or Castlefield Curve) is a short stretch of railway line currently (2016/17) under construction in the Ordsall area of Salford. It will link the mainline railway stations at Manchester Piccadilly and Manchester Victoria.

First proposed in the 1970s (as the "Castlefield Curve"), parliamentary powers for construction of the link were received in 1979 but the project was cancelled. The proposal was revived in 2010 as part of Network Rail’s Manchester Northern Hub proposal. It is scheduled to be completed by December 2017, and will cost around £85 million to construct.


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Geographical Context: Rivers, Streams, Drainage Railways River: Irwell other tags: Bridge Ordsall Chord Click a tag, to view other nearby images.
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SJ8398, 3266 images   (more nearby 🔍)
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Gerald England   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Thursday, 15 June, 2017   (more nearby)
Submitted
Sunday, 10 December, 2017
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SJ 8308 9820 [10m precision]
WGS84: 53:28.8148N 2:15.3853W
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OSGB36: geotagged! SJ 8311 9823
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Southwest (about 225 degrees)
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