viaduct received grade I listed building status, attributed to its "international significance being the earliest major railway viaduct in the world". During the first half of 2015, Network Rail installed overhead line equipment for the line's electrification. 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 Grade I and II* listed buildings in Warrington Grade I listed buildings in Merseyside Listed buildings in St Helens, Merseyside Listed buildings in Burtonwood and Westbrook North West England electrification schemes References Further reading External links Images of the viaduct Newton-le-Willows: Sankey Viaduct and Embankment Grade I listed buildings in Merseyside Buildings and structures in the Metropolitan Borough of St Helens Grade I listed buildings in Cheshire Bridges completed in 1830 Railway viaducts in Cheshire Railway viaducts in Merseyside Grade I listed railway bridges and viaducts 1830 establishments in England Newton-le-Willows