Cullen Viaduct | |
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 Pictured in 2011 | |
| Coordinates | 57°41′32″N2°49′49″W / 57.6921°N 2.8303°W |
| Carries | Great North of Scotland Railway (formerly) |
| Crosses | Burn of Cullen A98 |
| Locale | Cullen, Moray, Scotland |
| Characteristics | |
| Material | Stone |
| History | |
| Opened | 1886 |
| Statistics | |
| Daily traffic | no |
| Toll | no |
| Location | |
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The Cullen Viaduct is a former single-track railway viaduct at the Moray Firth in Cullen, Moray, Scotland. [1] Containing eight arches, [2] it formerly carried the Great North of Scotland Railway line between Portsoy in Aberdeenshire and Elgin in Moray. Crossing the Burn of Cullen [3] [4] and the A98, it was built as a result of a refusal by Seafield Estate, to the south, to have the line encroach on its land. [5]
Work on the viaduct was completed in 1886, [6] under the guidance of engineer P. M. Barnett; it is now a Grade B listed structure. [5]
The line closed in 1968, and the viaduct is now used as a recreational path, part of the Moray Firth Trail and the Sustrans national cycle path. [5] [6]
Three other structures are located further to the east: a single span connecting North Deskford Street to the main road, a four-arch viaduct spanning North Castle Street [7] and a four-arch bridge at the foot of Seafield Street (part of the A98), under which vehicles and pedestrians pass. [5]
