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Sankey Viaduct

The Sankey Viaduct is a railway viaduct in Newton-le-Willows in North West England. The majority of the viaduct is located within the borough of St Helens, Merseyside, with approximately a third to west of Sankey Brook being located within the borough of Warrington, Cheshire. It is a designated Grade I listed building and has been described as being "the earliest major railway viaduct in the world".

History
Background In 1826, the Act for the Liverpool & Manchester Railway (L&MR), the world's first intercity railway, was passed by Parliament. On 15 September 1830, the viaduct was opened with the Liverpool & Manchester railway. During the first half of 2015, Network Rail installed overhead line equipment for the line's electrification. ==In popular culture==
In popular culture
The Sankey Viaduct is the scene of an 1852 murder in The Railway Viaduct (2006), a detective mystery novel by Keith Miles writing as Edward Marston. ==See also==
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