Stockport Viaduct carries the West Coast Main Line across the valley of the River Mersey in Stockport, Greater Manchester, England. It is one of the largest brick structures in the United Kingdom and a major structure of the early railway age. It is immediately north of Stockport railway station.
Stockport Viaduct
Work to widen the viaduct, circa 1888
Street-level view of Stockport Viaduct. Note the presence of the overhead electrification gantries.
Stockport is a town in Greater Manchester, England, 7 miles (11 km) south-east of Manchester, 9 miles (14 km) south-west of Ashton-under-Lyne and 12 miles (19 km) north of Macclesfield. The River Goyt and Tame merge to create the River Mersey here. It is the main settlement of the wider Metropolitan Borough of Stockport.
Image: Little Underbank, Stockport geograph.org.uk 3509724
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Image: Stockport Town Hall geograph.org.uk 3937318
Image: Stockport Market Hall geograph.org.uk 3509687