ABSTRACT Archaeological excavations and built heritage recording has been undertaken by Salford Archaeology (based within the Centre for Applied Archaeology, University of Salford) during the construction of a new rail link across the River Irwell between Manchester and Salford, known as the ‘Ordsall Chord’. The new bridge links existing lines of historic importance, and also crosses the extant remains of the world’s first passenger steam railway, the Liverpool & Manchester Railway, being carried over the Grade I designated ‘Stephenson's Bridge’ at approximately deck level. Six further Grade II designated structures were also affected by the scheme, as were the below-ground remains of a dye works that predated the opening of the railway in the 1830s, and a large livestock market that grew adjacent to the improved transport infrastructure provided by the rail network. This paper discusses the archaeological work undertaken on this important early transport hub during the construction programme in 2015–18.

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穿越艾威尔的轨道：从利物浦和曼彻斯特铁路到 Ordsall Chord

摘要 索尔福德考古学（位于索尔福德大学应用考古学中心内）在曼彻斯特和索尔福德之间横跨 Irwell 河的新铁路线（称为“Ordsall Chord”）的建设过程中进行了考古发掘和建筑遗产记录. 新桥连接了具有历史意义的现有线路，还穿过了世界上第一条客运蒸汽铁路的现存遗迹，利物浦和曼彻斯特铁路，在大约甲板水平的一级指定“斯蒂芬森桥”上进行。该计划还影响了另外六个二级指定结构，以及在 1830 年代铁路开通之前的染色厂的地下遗迹，以及一个大型牲畜市场，该市场毗邻铁路网络提供的改善的交通基础设施。本文讨论了 2015-18 年建设计划期间在这个重要的早期交通枢纽上进行的考古工作。