3-653: The Rakewood Viaduct carries the M62 motorway over Rakewood Valley and Longden End Brook between junctions 21 and 22 at Littleborough, Greater Manchester , England. The viaduct is 280 yards (260 m) long and 140 ft (43 m) above the valley floor. It was built in 1966 by Reed & Mallik and opened to motorway traffic in October 1971. It has a sister bridge, the Gathurst Viaduct in Wigan , which carries
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9-829: The M6 motorway over the Leeds & Liverpool Canal , the Manchester-Southport line and the River Douglas and was constructed before the Rakewood Viaduct. The steelwork deck was subcontracted to Robert Watson Steelwork of Bolton . Due to the height of the bridge and the surrounding hillside exposure, it is often subject to high speed cross winds. 53°37′14″N 2°04′59″W / 53.6205°N 2.0830°W / 53.6205; -2.0830 This United Kingdom road or road transport-related article
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