Striding east to west across the Erewash valley on the border of Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire is Bennerley viaduct. A quarter of a mile long and 20 metres high, it is Grade II listed and one of only two surviving wrought iron railway viaducts in the country. It was built in 1878 by the Great Northern Railway to link Nottingham with Derby.
It is looked after today by the Friends of Bennerley Viaduct and was reopened in 2022 as a walking route and cycleway, though the Notts end remains inaccessible for the immediate future. There are plans for a new car park and visitor centre at the western, Cotmanhay end, where the viaduct crosses the Midland Main Line, adjacent to the Nottingham Canal.
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