Bennerley Viaduct

Bennerley Viaduct is a disused wrought iron lattice railway viaduct across the Erewash Valley on the Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Border near Ilkeston and is over ¼ mile long.
Built in 1876-1877 and last used in 1968.
It is one of the two wrought iron viaducts still in existence in Britain out of the five constructed.

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[samthegreencat47]

How did you get on it it doesnt look open to the public? I am suprised it hasnt been demolished is it listed?

[AwesomeBritain]

It is fenced off at the Ilkeston end but there was an opening where there should be a gate. It wasn't demolished because quotes to demolish it were too high - it is made of wrought iron which cannot be cut up with an oxy-acetylene torch and would have to be taken apart rivet by rivet. It is now grade II listed. There's a full description of the viaduct on the Wikipedia web site.

[ogo2l]

Which line went over this viaduct ?

[AwesomeBritain]

The GNR Derbyshire and Staffordshire Extension which ran from Nottingham, via Kimberley, the viaduct and Derby Friargate, to Egginton Junction. There's a description of the line with maps on the Wikipedia web site.

[1position69]

1:03  whats the red thing for

[AwesomeBritain]

It looks like a maintenance platform that can be moved along the side

[1position69]

thanks for replying. Ive been up a few times and it looks like it hasnt been used for a while which can also be seen by the state of disrepair

[bobbyzox]

yes u can hear the police helicopter circling over ilkeston aka cracktown uk awsome.....

[liamcjs101]

this is some really good footage of the viaduct me and my mates go up there a lot