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Stockport Railway Viaduct

Stockport Railway Viaduct is a large brick-built bridge which carries a main railway line across the valley of the River Mersey.

It is111 feet / 33.85 metres high and has 27 arches and opened in 1842. .

At the time of its construction it was the largest viaduct in the world, and it represents a major feat of Victorian engineering and a key pioneering structure of the railway age. It is currently a Grade II* structure, and remains one of western Europe's biggest brick structures.

The 27 arch viaduct took 21 months to build and cost £70,000; and used 11 million bricks in its construction.

It was officially opened on 4 June 1840. The viaduct was also historically referred to as Edgeley Viaduct.
At the peak of the work, 600 workers were employed in shifts – working day and night to complete the structure. It was entirely built of layer upon layer of common brick.

It opened in 1842 with services running to Crewe, allowing passengers from Stockport to reach London.