Looking down the access ramp from the Bennerley Viaduct to the Erewash canal towpath that was installed to allow access to walk across the viaduct
Cw 7890 The access ramp to Iron Giant from Erewash canal Looking down the access ramp from the Bennerley Viaduct to the Erewash canal towpath. The Iron Giant is the affectionate name for the Bennerley Viaduct that was opened to the public as a walking and cycling route on the 13th of January 2022. The viaduct is one of only 2 surviving wrought iron viaducts in the UK being opened by the Great Northern Railway in 1877 carrying trains until the line was closed in 1968. Over the last two years or so with funding from the Railway Heritage Trust, Historic England, the lottery Heritage fund and World Monuments fund £ million has been spent to make the viaduct safe and accessible for walkers and cyclists. This westerly access ramp leads directly off and onto the towpath of the Erewash Canal with the walk across the viaduct making a good leg stretch for towpath walkers and boaters alike, being 1410ft or 430m long. For more information about the viaduct there is a “Friends on Bennerley viaduct” who have a web page at The date is Image Cw 7890 by Colin Wareing of Colin and Carole’s Creations Image Cw 7890 copyright Colin Wareing of Colin and Carole’s Creations E-mail Phone no 07931 356204 Pic by Colin Wareing Cw 7890 Cw 7890
Size: 3400px × 2767px
Location: Bennerley viaduct, Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire border, near Ilkeston, England, UK
Photo credit: © Colin Wareing / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
Model Released: No
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