Healey Dell Viaduct

Healey Dell Viaduct trackbed

From the dell

Healey Dell Viaduct is situated in Healey Dell Nature Reserve in the Spodden Valley, on the outskirts or Rochdale in Greater Manchester, England. It is 4 km from Whitworth, Lancashire. It was built in the 1867 and carried the Rochdale to Bacup Railway Line, opening to passengers 1 November 1870. It operated until 1949, and carried coal trains until into the 1960s. Today it carries the National Cycle Network, Regional Network Route 92 which joins National Route 66.

The viaduct was built from locally quarried stone. It is 31.5m high above the river, with 8 arches, each with a 24m span.

Healey Dell is on the Rochdale Way and the Pennine Bridleway passes the northern end.^[1]

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