This is a list of viaducts and significant bridges of the United Kingdom's railways, past and present.
Name | Location | Length (m) | Date | Type | Grade | Notes | Image |
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Accrington Viaduct | Accrington, Lancashire | 231.6 | 1847 | Brick arch | II | Carried the East Lancashire Railway, 1847, by J.S. Perring and D.A. Donaldson; restored 1866–7. Curving line of 21 semicircular brick arches (40 ft. span, 60 ft. high) with stone plinths, gritstone facings, rusticated voussoirs, roll-moulded string course, and parapet. At the south end the line crosses Blackburn road on a segmental arched bridge with battered rock-faced abutments; at the north end are 3 similar arches, (the centre bridging Whalley Road), separated from the main structure by a short embankment. West side of 5th arch of viaduct has keystone lettered "RH" M 1847 (= Richard Hacking, Manager). | |
Adam Viaduct | Wigan, Greater Manchester | 37 | 1946 | Prestressed concrete | II | Carries the Kirkby branch line over the River Douglas | |
Albert Edward Bridge | Coalbrookdale, Shropshire | 61 | 1864 | II | Carried the former Wenlock, Craven Arms and Lightmoor Extension Railway across the River Severn | ||
Almond Valley Viaduct | West Lothian | 2414 | 1842 | Stone arch | Cat A | Opened in 1842. 32 spans. | |
Almondell Viaduct | East Calder, West Lothian | 108 | 1868 | Stone arch | Cat B | Also known as Camps Viaduct. Over the River Almond, Lothian. Closed in 1959, now a footpath. | |
Alston Arches Viaduct | Haltwhistle, Northumberland | 1851 | II | Carried the former Haltwhistle to Alston Branch Line across the valley of the South Tyne River | |||
Angarrack viaduct | Hayle, Cornwall | 240 | 1885 | Stone arch | II | Carries the Cornish Main Line across the Angarrack River | |
Appleford Railway Bridge | Appleford-on-Thames, Oxfordshire | 1844 | Carries the Cherwell Valley Line over the River Thames | ||||
Arnos Park Viaduct | Arnos Park, London | 1933 | Brick arch | Carries London Underground's Piccadilly line | |||
Arnside viaduct | Arnside,Cumbria | 505 | 1915 | Carries the Lancaster to West Cumbria line over the River Kent | |||
Arten Gill Viaduct | Stone House, Cumbria | 201 | 1875 | Sandstone, Dent Marble arches | II | 35.7m high with 11 spans. | |
Arthington Viaduct a.k.a. Wharfedale Viaduct | Arthington, West Yorkshire | 460 | 1849 | Stone arch | II | 21 arches. Crosses the Wharfe valley. Carries the Leeds to Harrogate line. Also known as Castley Viaduct | |
Avonbank Viaduct | Whitecross, Falkirk | 105 | 1847 | Stone arch | Cat B | Also known as Birkhill Viaduct. Carries the heritage Bo'ness and Kinneil Railway over the River Avon. | |
Avon Bridge | Bristol | 1839 | I | Designed by Isambard Kingdom Brunel | |||
Balcombe Viaduct a.k.a. Ouse Valley Viaduct | Balcombe, West Sussex | 450 | 1841 | Brick arch | II* | Carries London-Brighton Railway Line across the Ouse Valley | |
Ballochmyle Viaduct | River Ayr, East Ayrshire | 145 | 1848 | Cat. A | Highest extant railway viaduct in Britain. Formerly largest masonry arch in the world. | ||
Bann Bridge | Coleraine, County Londonderry | 1924 | Bascule bridge carrying the NI Railways Belfast–Derry line over the River Bann | ||||
Barmouth Bridge | Barmouth, Gwynedd | 699 | 1867 | II* | Carries Cambrian Coast Railway across the River Mawddach estuary | ||
Barnes Railway Bridge | Barnes, London | 1895 | Carries the Hounslow Loop Line over the River Thames | ||||
Bassaleg Viaduct | Newport, Wales | 1826 | Stone arch | II* | Second-oldest operational railway bridge in the world, after the Skerne Bridge. | ||
Battersea Railway Bridge a.k.a. Cremorne Bridge | Battersea, London | 185 | 1863 | ||||
Belvidere Bridge | Shrewsbury | 2 x 101 ft | 1848 | Arch | II* | ||
Belah Viaduct | Barras, Cumbria | 320 | 1861 | Lattice girder | Crossed the River Belah. Demolished in 1963. | ||
Bennerley Viaduct | Awsworth, Nottinghamshire | 443 | 1877 | wrought iron girder | II* | Carried the Great Northern Railway across the Erewash Valley | |
Berwyn Viaduct | River Dee, Denbighshire | Stone arch | II | On the Llangollen Railway heritage line. | |||
Betley Bridge | River Adur, West Sussex | Now part of the Downs Link footpath. | |||||
Bickleigh Viaduct | Bickleigh, Devon | ||||||
Big Water of Fleet Viaduct | Big Water of Fleet, Galloway | Carried the Portpatrick Railway (the 'Port Road') which ran from Dumfries to Stranraer, now disused. [1] | |||||
Birdsmill Viaduct | Newbridge, Edinburgh | 110 | 1849 | Stone arch | Cat B | Carries the North Clyde Line over the River Almond. | |
Bittaford Viaduct | Ivybridge, Devon | ||||||
Blatchford Viaduct | Ivybridge, Devon | 1893 | Granite and brick arch | II | Carries Great Western Railway over the Yealm valley | ||
Blackfriars Railway Bridge (current) | Blackfriars, London | 1886 | |||||
Blackfriars Railway Bridge (former/original) | Blackfriars, London | 1865 | Only supports remain. | ||||
Black Potts Railway Bridge and Viaduct | Windsor | 1850 | Carries Staines to Windsor & Eton Line over the River Thames | ||||
Blackwater Viaduct | Witham, Essex | Only wooden viaduct in England | |||||
Bleach Green Viaduct | Newtownabbey, County Antrim | 1933 | Part of a burrowing junction carrying the Belfast–Derry line over the Belfast-Larne line | ||||
Bletchley Flyover | Bletchley, Buckinghamshire | 605 | 1959 | Reinforced concrete viaduct | Carried the former Varsity Line over the West Coast Main Line. As of August 2020 [update] , being restored for use in East West Rail. | ||
Bolitho Viaduct | Liskeard, Cornwall | 166 | 1882 | ||||
Border Counties Bridge | River Tyne, Hexham, Northumberland | 1856 | Only supports remain. | ||||
Bourne End Railway Bridge | River Thames, Bourne End, Buckinghamshire | 1895 | Originally carried Broad Gauge. | ||||
Bourne Valley Viaducts | River Bourne, Dorset | 1888 | Brick arch | Carries the South West Main Line. [2] | |||
Boythorpe Viaduct | Chesterfield, Derbyshire | 1897 | Brick arch | Closed 1957 and demolished. | |||
Brackley Viaduct | Brackley, Northamptonshire | 230 | 1896 | Brick arch | Carried the Great Central line over the River Great Ouse. Demolished in 1978 | ||
Braidhurst Viaduct | Forgewood, North Lanarkshire | 186 | 1857 | Stone arch | Cat B | Also known as the Jerviston Viaduct. Carries the Motherwell to Cumbernauld Line over the South Calder Water. | |
Braunstone Gate Bridge | Leicester | 4.8 | 1898 | Bowstring lattice girder | Carried the Great Central Main Line over Braunstone Gate. Demolished 2009 | ||
Breydon Viaduct | Great Yarmouth, Norfolk | 240 | 1903 | Truss swing bridge | Crossed the River Yare. Closed 1953 and demolished. | ||
Britannia Bridge | Menai Strait at Anglesey | 461 | 1850 | Partially rebuilt in 1970 after a fire. | |||
Broadbottom Viaduct a.k.a. Etherow Viaduct | Broadbottom, Derbyshire | 155 | 1842 | II | Crosses the River Etherow | ||
Broadsands Viaduct | Goodrington Sands, Devon | 66 | Carries the Dartmouth Steam Railway heritage line. | ||||
Brooksbottom Viaduct | Summerseat, Lancashire | Stone arch | Carries the East Lancashire Railway heritage line over the River Irwell | ||||
Broxburn Viaduct | Broxburn, West Lothian | 89 | 1842 | Stone arch | Cat A | Carries the Glasgow-Edinburgh via Falkirk line over the A89 road. | |
Burntisland Viaduct | Burntisland, Fife | 1888 | Lattice girder | Cat C | Carries Edinburgh-Dundee line | ||
Bushey Arches | Watford, Hertfordshire | Stone arch | II | ||||
Butterley Causeway | Butterley Reservoir, Derbyshire | Carries the Midland Railway - Butterley heritage line. | |||||
Byker Viaduct | Ouseburn, Tyne and Wear | 815 | 1982 | Carries the Tyne and Wear Metro | |||
Cadishead Viaduct | Salford and Trafford | 37 | 1893 | Lattice girder | Disused and corroded | ||
Calder Grove Viaduct | Wakefield | (disused) | |||||
Calstock Viaduct | Calstock, Cornwall | 225 c. | 1907 | Concrete block arch | II* | Carries railway across River Tamar | |
Cann Viaduct | Bickleigh, Devon | 1859 | now part of the Plym Valley Cycle Track | ||||
Cannington Viaduct | Uplyme, Devon | 1903 | Concrete arch | II | (disused) | ||
Cannon Street Railway Bridge | London | 1866 | Cast-iron girder | Crosses the River Thames | |||
Carbis Bay Viaduct | Carbis Bay, Cornwall | ||||||
Carlisle Bridge, Lancaster | Lancaster | 120 c. | 1847 | carries West Coast Main Line over the River Lune | |||
Carnon viaduct | Perranwell, Cornwall | Carries the Truro to Falmouth line over the Carnon River valley | |||||
Causey Arch | Stanley, County Durham | 31 | 1726 | Stone arch | I | Oldest surviving single-arch railway bridge in the world, Crosses the Causey Burn. | |
Cartuther Viaduct | Liskeard, Cornwall | Replaced 1882 | |||||
Carvedras Viaduct | Truro, Cornwall | 1904 | |||||
Castlefield Viaducts | Manchester | ||||||
Castor Bridge | Wansford and Castor | Girder Bridge carrying the preserved Nene Valley Railway across the River Nene | |||||
Cefn/Newbridge Viaduct | River Dee, Cefn Mawr, Wrexham | ||||||
Cefn Coed Viaduct | Cefn-coed-y-cymmer, Wales | ||||||
Chacewater Viaduct | Chacewater, Cornwall | ||||||
Chalfont Viaduct | Gerrards Cross, Buckinghamshire | 104 | 1906 | Brick arch | Carries the Chiltern Main Line over the M25 Motorway | ||
Chappel Viaduct | Chappel, Essex | 320 | 1849 | Brick arch | II | Carries the Gainsborough Line across the Colne Valley | |
Charlton Viaduct | Shepton Mallett, Somerset | 250 c. | 1874 | Stone arch | II* | Carried Somerset and Dorset Joint Railway across the Sheppey valley | |
Chelfham Viaduct | Chelfham | 120 | 1897 | Brick arch | II | Lynton and Barnstaple Railway, Devon | |
Chelmsford Viaduct | Chelmsford, Essex | 1842 | Brick arch | carries Great Eastern Main Line over Central park | |||
Chepstow Railway Bridge | Tidenham, Gloucestershire | 1852 | Truss bridge | II | Brunel's first lenticular truss. Crosses the River Wye | ||
Chester Burn viaduct | Chester-le-Street, County Durham | 230 | 1868 | Stone arch | II | It carries the East Coast Main Line over Chester Burn | |
Chesterfield Viaduct | Chesterfield, Derbyshire | better known as Horns Bridge | |||||
Chirk Viaduct | near Chirk, Wales | Stone arch | Carries railway across the Ceiriog Valley | ||||
Claverton Street Viaduct | Bath, Somerset | ||||||
Clifton Viaduct | Clifton, near Manchester | 1846 | Stone arch | II | Carried Manchester, Bury and Rossendale Railway across the Irwell valley | ||
Clinnick Viaduct | near Bodmin Parkway, Cornwall | 100 | 1879 | Stone arch | II | ||
Coat of Arms Bridge | Coventry | 1844 | Stone arch | II | carried the London and Birmingham Railway over Bridge Road | ||
Cogload Junction Flyover | Durston, Somerset | 1931 | |||||
Coldrennick Viaduct | Menheniot, Cornwall | ||||||
Collegewood Viaduct | Penryn, Cornwall | 291 | Replaced in 1934. Piers remain | ||||
Colne Valley Viaduct | Buckinghamshire | 3400 | 2024 | Concrete | Currently under construction, will carry High Speed 2 across the Colne Valley Regional Park | ||
Colonnade Viaduct | Dawlish, Devon | ||||||
Congleton Viaduct | North Rode, Cheshire | II | carries the Stoke-on-Trent to Manchester railway over the River Dane | ||||
Conisbrough Viaduct | Conisbrough, South Yorkshire | now carries a branch of the trans-pennine trail 113 ft high over the River Don | |||||
Conwy Railway Bridge | Conwy, Wales | 141 | 1849 | Carries the North Wales Coast Line across the River Conwy | |||
Coombe by Saltash Viaduct | Saltash, Cornwall | 184 | Replaced 1894 | ||||
Coombe by St Stephens Viaduct | near St Austell, Cornwall | ||||||
Corby Bridge (or Wetheral Viaduct) | Wetheral, Cumbria | 280 | 1834 | Stone arch | I | Carries the Tyne Valley Line over the River Eden | |
Corby Viaduct | Great Corby, Cumbria | 160 | 1834 | Stone Arch | II | Crosses Corby Beck | |
Corfe Railway Viaduct | Corfe Castle, Dorset | carries the Swanage Railway between Corfe Castle and Nordon | |||||
Cox Viaduct | Goonhavern, Cornwall | (disused) | |||||
Craigavon Bridge | Craigavon, County Londonderry | 1933 | double deck, lower deck former goods line | ||||
Craigmore Viaduct | Bessbrook, County Armagh | 350 c. | 1852 | Stone arch | Grade A | 18 arch viaduct carrying the Dublin-Belfast railway line over the Camlough valley | |
Crawfordsburn Viaduct | Crawfordsburn, County Down | 100 | 1865 | Stone Arch | Five arches and cast-iron lattice parapets carrying Belfast–Bangor line across Crawfordsburn Glen | ||
Crimple Valley Viaduct | Harrogate, North Yorkshire | 572 | 1848 | Stone arch | II* | Built for the York and North Midland Railway | |
Crosskeys Bridge | Sutton Bridge, Lincolnshire | 1897 | Swing bridge | II* | Once carried the Midland and Great Northern Joint Railway line over the River Nene | ||
Crumlin Viaduct | Crumlin, Caerphilly, Ebbw Valley, Wales | 260 | 1857 | Iron truss | The least expensive bridge for its size ever constructed; the highest railway viaduct in the United Kingdom; the third highest viaduct in the world. Closed 1967 | ||
Crumlin Viaduct (Northern Ireland) | Crumlin, County Antrim | 1915 | Pratt Truss | Mothballed | |||
Cullen Viaduct | Seatown, Cullen, Moray | 1886 | Stone arch | Cat. B | Carried Great North of Scotland Railway over the Burn of Cullen. Closed 1968. Now a footbridge. | ||
Culloden Viaduct | near Inverness, Scotland | 549 | 1898 | Stone arch | Cat. A | Carries Highland Main Line across the valley of the River Nairn | |
Cwm Du Viaduct | Pont Rhyd-y-Cyff, Bridgend | 1897 | Brick arch | Carried Port Talbot Railway over Cwm Du. Closed 1960 | |||
Cwm Prysor Viaduct | Cwm Prysor, Gwynedd | 150 | 1882 | Stone and Brick arch | II | Carried Bala & Festiniog Railway across Cwm Prysor. Closed 1961 and now a footbridge. | |
Cynghordy Viaduct | Cynghordy, Carmarthenshire | 259 | 1868 | Stone and Brick arch | II | Carries Heart of Wales Line. | |
Daisyfield Viaduct | Bury, Lancashire | Rail traffic ended in the 1970s and is now used for recreation since 1999. | |||||
Dalmarnock Bridge | Rutherglen, Glasgow | 1897 | Arch | ||||
Dandry Mire/Moorcock Viaduct | Garsdale, Cumbria | 208 | 15.3m high with 12 spans. | ||||
Darcy Lever viaduct | Darcy Lever, Bolton | 188 | 1848 | Lattice girder | 28m high with 8 spans. Now a footbridge | ||
Dargan Bridge | Belfast | 1990s | Crosses the River Lagan | ||||
Denby Dale Viaduct | Denby Dale, Huddersfield | 335m long, 38m high with 21 arches | 1880, replacing a wooden structure of 1850 | stone arch | II | Built by the Huddersfield and Sheffield Junction Railway, taken over by the L & Y. Crosses the Dearne valley. | |
Dent Head Viaduct | Stone House, Cumbria | 182 | 1875 | 30.5m high with 10 spans. | |||
Derrycombe Viaduct | Bodmin Parkway, Cornwall | 112 | 1881 | Stone arch | II | 23m high | |
Devil's Bridge | Uphill, Weston-super-Mare, North Somerset | 35 | 1841 | Stone arch | II [3] | ||
Dinting Viaduct | Glossopdale, Derbyshire | 370 | 1844 | Carries the Glossop Line over a valley. 36m high | |||
Doe Lea Viaduct | Carr Vale, Derbyshire | 110 | 1897 | Brick arch | Carried LD&ECR's Chesterfield to Lincoln main line over the Midland Railway's Pleasley to Staveley Doe Lea Branch. Demolished 1952 | ||
Dolgoch Viaduct | Between Tywyn and Abergynolwyn, Gwynedd, Wales | 1866 | Brick arch | II [4] | 16m high. Carries the 2 ft 3 in (686 mm) gauge Talyllyn Railway over the Dolgoch Ravine. | ||
Dollis Brook Viaduct | Finchley, London | 1867 | Stone arch | 18m high. Carries London Underground's Northern line. | |||
Dowery Dell Viaduct | Hunnington, Worcestershire | Lattice girder on trestles | Carried the Halesowen to Longbridge railway. Dismantled in 1964 | ||||
Draw Wood Viaduct | Bodmin Parkway, Cornwall | 208 | 13m high. Replaced by retaining walls in 1875. | ||||
Dromore Viaduct | Dromore, County Down | Stone arch | Abandoned 7 arch viaduct over the River Lagan | ||||
Dunkerton Viaduct | Dunkerton, Somerset | 70 | Stone arch | Carried the Camerton to Limpley Stoke railway over the village. Demolished 1981. | |||
Durham Viaduct | Durham | 240 | 1857 | II* | 30 metres high with eleven arches | ||
Dutton Viaduct | River Weaver, Cheshire | 457 | 1837 | II* | 18m high with 20 spans | ||
East Norton Viaduct | East Norton, Leicestershire | 190 | 1870s | Demolished 2001 | |||
Fal Viaduct | Truro, Cornwall | Crosses the River Fal | |||||
Filleigh Viaduct | Filleigh, Devon | Former GWR line from Barnstaple to Taunton. Pillars reused for A361 road bridge near Barnstaple, North Devon | |||||
Fledborough Viaduct | North Clifton, Nottinghamshire | Crosses the River Trent | |||||
Fiddich Viaduct | Dufftown, Scotland | Carries the preserved Keith & Dufftown Railway across the River Fidditch | |||||
Folkestone Foord Rd Viaduct | Folkestone, Kent | 1844 | Brick arch | II | Built by Sir William Cubitt | ||
Forder Viaduct | Saltash, Cornwall | 185 | Demolished 1908 | ||||
Forth Bridge | near Edinburgh, Scotland | 2,528 | 1890 | Cantilever | Cat. A | Crosses the Firth of Forth | |
Fowey Viaduct | Fowey, Cornwall | Stone arch | Carries the heritage Bodmin & Wenford Railway across the River Fowey | ||||
Friargate Bridge | Derby | 1878 | II | a.k.a. Handyside Bridge; (cf. Handyside Bridge a.k.a. Derwent Bridge, on the same line) | |||
Fulham Railway Bridge | Fulham, London | 1889 | Lattice girder | Carries London Underground's District line across the River Thames | |||
Galgate Viaduct | Galgate, Lancashire | 1840 | Stone arch | Carries West Coast Main Line from Preston to Lancaster over River Conder | |||
Garndiffaith Viaduct | Garndiffaith, Torfaen | 1874 | Stone arch | II | Carried the former Brynmawr and Blaenavon Railway over the valley of the Avon Ffrwd | ||
Garnock Viaduct | north of Kilwinning, North Ayrshire | 1888 | Stone arch | ||||
Gasworks Bridge | Oxford | now a footbridge across the River Thames | |||||
Gaunless Bridge | West Auckland, County Durham | 20 | 1823 | Truss | first lenticular truss bridge and first iron bridge to carry a railway. Dismantled 1901 | ||
Gaunless Viaduct | West Auckland, County Durham | Demolished. One pier remaining | |||||
Gatehampton Railway Bridge | Goring, Oxfordshire | 1838 | Brick arch | Carries the Great Western Main Line over the River Thames | |||
Gilderdale Viaduct | Lambley, Northumberland | 1852 | Stone arch | II | Carries the narrow gauge South Tynedale Railway over Gilderdale burn | ||
Giltbrook Viaduct | Giltbrook, Nottinghamshire | (demolished) | |||||
Glaze Viaduct | near Ivybridge, Devon | ||||||
Glenfinnan Viaduct | Lochaber, Scotland | on the West Highland Line | |||||
Glenury Viaduct | Stonehaven, Scotland | 1849 | B | Carries the Dundee–Aberdeen line | |||
Goathland Viaduct (a.k.a. Thomason Foss Viaduct) | between Goathland and Grosmont, North Yorkshire | carries the heritage North Yorkshire Moors Railway across the Murk Esk | |||||
Goetre Coed Viaduct | Edwardsville, Merthyr Tydfil | on the Taff Vale Railway | |||||
Goldielea Viaduct | Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland | (disused) | |||||
Goonbell Viaduct | Goonbell, Cornwall | 130 | 1900 c. | Stone and concrete arch | (disused) | ||
Gover Viaduct | St Austell, Cornwall | II | |||||
Goyt Viaduct a.k.a. Strines Viaduct | Strines, Stockport | 1865 | Stone arch and girder | II | Spans the River Goyt | ||
Great Musgrave Bridge | Great Musgrave, Cumbria | 1862 | Infilled with 1500 tons of concrete in July 2021 by National Highways [5] | ||||
Gree Viaduct | North-East Ayrshire, Scotland | on the former Lanarkshire and Ayrshire Railway. Demolished 2007 | |||||
Grimstone Viaduct | Grimstone, Dorset | Carries Castle Cary-Weymouth line over Sydling Water | |||||
Grosvenor Bridge | near Victoria railway station, London | ||||||
Guildford Viaduct | Hayle, Cornwall | ||||||
Ham Green Viaduct | Bickleigh, Devon | now part of the Plym Valley Cycle Track | |||||
Handyside Bridge a.k.a. Derwent Bridge | Derby | 62 | 1878 | tied arch | II | cf. Friargate Bridge, Derby a.k.a. Handyside Bridge | |
Hawarden Bridge | Shotton, Flintshire | 1889 | Swing bridge | Carries the Borderlands Line across the River Dee | |||
Hayle Viaduct | Hayle, Cornwall | Crosses the estuary of the River Hayle | |||||
Headfield Viaduct | Dewsbury, West Yorkshire | 1887 | Stone arch and bowstring | Crossed the River Calder and Calder and Hebble Navigation. Closed 1990 and converted to cycle path. | |||
Headstone Viaduct | Monsal Dale, Derbyshire | 91 | 1863 | Carried Peak Railway Line over the River Wye | |||
Healey Dell Viaduct | Rochdale, Greater Manchester | 1867 | Stone arch | Carried the Rochdale to Bacup Line over the River Spodden | |||
Helmshore Viaduct | Helmshore, Lancashire | 1848 | Stone arch | spans the River Ogden | |||
Hengoed Viaduct | Maesycwmmer, Caephilly | 260 | 1854 | Stone arch | II | Carried the Taff Vale Extension of the Newport, Abergavenny and Hereford Railway across the Rhymney River | |
Hereford Road Skew Bridge | Ledbury, Herefordshire | 1885 | Ribbed skew arch | Carried Great Western Railway over Hereford Road. Now a footpath. | |||
Hewenden Viaduct | Cullingworth, West Yorkshire | 527 | 1883 | Stone arch | II | Carried the Great Northern Railway across the Hewenden Valley | |
High Level Bridge | Newcastle upon Tyne and Gateshead, Tyne & Wear | 408 | 1849 | bow-string girder | I | on the East Coast Main Line across the River Tyne | |
Hitchin Flyover | Hitchin, Hertfordshire | 2013 | on the Great Northern Route | ||||
Hookhills Viaduct | Churston, Devon | 135 | Stone arch | carries the preserved Dartmouth Steam Railway | |||
Hockley Railway Viaduct | Winchester, Hampshire | 614 | 1891 | brick clad concrete arch | disused viaduct | ||
Horns Bridge (a.k.a. Chesterfield Viaduct) | Chesterfield, Derbyshire | 1897 | Brick arch | ||||
Hownsgill Viaduct | Healeyfield, County Durham | 210 | 1858 | Brick arch | II* | Carried the Stockton and Darlington Railway across Howns Gill. Closed 1969. | |
Hungerford Bridge | near Charing Cross railway station, London | 1864 | Steel truss | ||||
Imberhorne Viaduct | East Grinstead, West Sussex | 210 | 1882 | Brick arch | II | now carries the Bluebell Railway across Imberhorne Farm | |
Ingleton Viaduct | Ingleton, North Yorkshire | 240 | 1860 | Stone arch | II | Crosses the River Greta. Closed 1965 | |
Irlam Viaduct | Irlam, Manchester | 37 | 1893 | Lattice girder | Carries Manchester-Liverpool Line over the Manchester Ship Canal | ||
John o'Gaunt Viaduct | Twyford, Leicestershire | 210 | 1879 c. | Brick arch | Great Northern Railway and London & North Western Railway Joint Line | ||
Keekle Viaduct | River Keekle, Cumbria | 1879 | Brick arch | Carried the Cleator and Workington Junction Railway across the valley of the River Keekle | |||
Kendrum Viaduct | Kendrum Burn, Stirling | Concrete and steel arch | Carried railway over Kendrum Burn. Now cycle path. | ||||
Kennington Railway Bridge | Kennington, Oxfordshire | 1923 | Steel through arch | Carries branch line across the River Thames | |||
Kew Railway Bridge | Kew, London | 175 | 1869 | Wrought iron lattice girder | II | Carries GWR extension (now London Overground) and London Underground's District line across the River Thames | |
Keyham Viaduct | Plymouth, Devon | 132 | 1900 | Steel girder | Great Western Railway | ||
Kielder Viaduct | Kielder, Northumberland | 119 | 1862 | Stone arch | Carried Border Counties line over marsh. No longer used for rail traffic | ||
King Edward VII Bridge | Tyne and Wear, Newcastle upon Tyne and Gateshead | 350 | 1906 | Steel lattice | II | Crosses the River Tyne | |
King George V Bridge | Keadby, Lincolnshire | 1916 | Bascule bridge | Carries rail and road across the River Trent. Bridge no longer opens | |||
King's Mill Viaduct | Mansfield, Nottinghamshire | 1817 | Stone Arch | II | Carried Mansfield and Pinxton Railway over the River Maun. Now a public footpath. | ||
Kingsland Viaduct | London Borough of Hackney | 3,000 | 1860s | ||||
Kingston Railway Bridge | Kingston upon Thames, London | 35 | 1863 | Steel arch | Carries the Kingston Loop Line across the River Thames | ||
Kirkstall Road Viaduct | Leeds, West Yorkshire | 1846 | Stone arch | Carries the Harrogate Line across both river and road | |||
Knaresborough Viaduct | Knaresborough, North Yorkshire | 80 | 1851 | Stone Arch | Carries the Harrogate Line across the River Nidd | ||
Knucklas Viaduct | Knucklas, Powys | 1865 | Stone arch | Carried Central Wales Railway over the River Teme | |||
Lady Wimborne Bridge | Wimborne, Dorset | 1876 | Stone arch | II | Crossed the main drive to Canford House | ||
Lagan Viaduct | Belfast, County Down | 1976 | Crosses the River Lagan | ||||
Laira Bridge | Plymouth, Devon | 1887 | Crosses the River Plym. Now disused. | ||||
Lambley Viaduct | Northumberland | 260 | 1852 | Stone arch | II* | Carried the former Haltwhistle to Alston Branch Line across the valley of the South Tyne River | |
Landore viaduct | Landore, Swansea | 1850 c. | Crosses the Swansea Valley and the River Tawe | ||||
Langport viaduct | Langport, Somerset | Stone arch | Carries London-Penzance line over the River Parrett | ||||
Largin Viaduct | Bodmin Parkway, Cornwall | 173 | 1886 | II | Crosses the Fowey Valley | ||
Larkhall Viaduct [6] | Larkhall, South Lanarkshire | 236 | 1904 | Iron girder | Cat. B | Crosses the River Avon. The tallest viaduct in Scotland at 175 feet | |
Larpool Viaduct | North Yorkshire | 279 | 1885 c. | Brick arch | II | Carried the Scarborough and Whitby Railway over the River Esk. Since services ended in 1965, it has become part of a walking and cycling route | |
Leaderfoot Viaduct | Melrose, Scottish Borders | 1863 | Stone and brick arch | Cat. A | Carried Berwickshire Railway over the River Tweed | ||
Lintley Viaduct | Slaggyford, Northumberland | Stone arch | will carry the Narrow Gauge South Tynedale Railway across and into Slaggyford from 2016–17. | ||||
Lipwood Railway Bridge | Lipwood, Northumberland | 1866 | Iron girder | carries the railway between Newcastle upon Tyne and Carlisle across the River South Tyne. | |||
Llandeilo Railway Bridge | Llandeilo | Lattice girder truss | Crosses the River Tywi | ||||
Lobb Ghyll Viaduct | between Addingham and Bolton Abbey, North Yorkshire | Stone arch | could one day carry the Embsay and Bolton Abbey Steam Railway across the nearby River Wharfe | ||||
Lockwood Viaduct | Lockwood, Huddersfield | 340 | 1850 | Stone arch | II | Built by the Huddersfield and Sheffield Junction Railway, taken over by the L & Y. Crosses the Holme valley. 41m high, with 32 arches | |
Logierait Bridge | Logierait, Atholl | Iron lattice | Crosses the River Tay | ||||
London Bridge – Greenwich Railway Viaduct | Greenwich, London | 5550 | 1836 | Brick arch | II | Carries elevated railway | |
London Road viaduct | Brighton | 1840s | Brick arch | II* | Carries elevated railway | ||
Longwood Viaduct | near Kingswear, Devon | Paignton and Dartmouth Steam Railway. Now demolished. | |||||
Loughor railway viaduct | Near Loughor, Swansea, Wales | 2013 | Carries West Wales Line across the River Loughor estuary. Rebuilt in 2013 | ||||
Lower Lydbrook Viaduct | Lower Lydbrook, Gloucestershire | 1872 | Iron girder | Carried Severn and Wye Railway over the Lydbrook Valley. Demolished 1966 | |||
Lowgill Viaduct | Cumbria | 189 | 1859 | Brick arch | II | ||
Lumb Viaduct | Rossendale Valley, Lancashire | Stone arch | Crosses the River Irwell | ||||
Lune Viaduct | Sedbergh, Cumbria | 1861 | Sandstone arch and cast-iron girder | II* | Carried the Ingleton branch line over the River Lune. Closed 1965. | ||
Lyne Bridge | Chertsey, Surrey | 110 | 1979 | Cable-stayed | Crosses M25 motorway | ||
MacNeill's Egyptian Arch | Newry, Northern Ireland | 1851 | Grade B+ | Carries the Dublin–Belfast railway line over the Newry-Camlough Road | |||
Magpie Viaduct | Horrabridge, Devon | (disused) | |||||
Maidenhead Railway Bridge | Maidenhead, Berkshire | 80 | 1839 | Brick arch | I | Carries Great Western Railway over the River Thames | |
Markland Grips Viaduct | Clowne, Derbyshire | 1896 | Carried Lancashire, Derbyshire and East Coast Railway over Markland Grips gorge. Buried under spoil to form embankment | ||||
Marple Viaduct | Marple, Stockport | 282 | 1865 | Spans the River Goyt | |||
Martholme Viaduct | Great Harwood, Lancashire | 1877 | Spans the River Calder (disused) | ||||
Medway Viaducts | Rochester, Kent | 1,300 | 2002 | Cantilever | Carries two track High Speed 1 over the River Medway | ||
Meldon Viaduct | Okehampton, Devon | 165 | 1874 | Iron truss | Carried Dartmoor Railway over the West Okement River. Closed 1990. | ||
Midford Viaduct | nr Bath | 1908 | Brick arch | formerly Somerset and Dorset Railway, (disused) | |||
Midland Counties Viaduct | Rugby, Warwickshire | 210 | 1840 | Brick arch | II | carried the Midland Counties Railway over the A426 Rugby to Leicester road and the River Avon | |
Milltown Viaduct | Lostwithiel, Cornwall | 153 | 1894 | Stone arch | |||
Milton Viaduct | Gatehead, Ayrshire | 82 | 1812 | Stone arch | the oldest surviving railway bridge in the World. Kilmarnock & Troon Railway | ||
Milton Regis Viaduct | Milton Regis, Kent | 750 c. | 1915 | carries the Sittingbourne and Kemsley Light Railway | |||
Monkwearmouth Railway Bridge | Sunderland, Tyne and Wear | 1879 | Vierendeel truss bowstring arch | II | Crosses the River Wear | ||
Monmouth Viaduct a.k.a. Chippenham Meadow Viaduct | Monmouth, Wales | 183 | 1861 | Carried the Coleford, Monmouth, Usk & Pontypool Railway across the River Wye | |||
Moorswater Viaduct | Liskeard, Cornwall | 291 | 1881 | Stone arch | II* | Crosses the Liskeard and Looe Railway | |
Moulsford Railway Bridge | Moulsford, Oxfordshire | 1839 | Brick arch | II* | Carries Great Western Main Line across the River Thames | ||
Mytholmes Viaduct | between Haworth and Oakworth, West Yorkshire | carries the Keighley and Worth Valley Railway across the River Worth. | |||||
Naburn Railway Bridge | York | 1871 | Swing bridge | Carried York-Selby railway over the River Ouse. Now a footbridge and cycleway. | |||
Neidpath Viaduct a.k.a. Queen's Bridge | nr Neidpath Castle, Scottish Borders | 1864 | Sandstone arch | Carried Caledonian Railway over the River Tweed. Now a footbridge. | |||
Nene Viaduct | Peterborough | 1850 | Cast iron arch | II* | Carries the East Coast Main Line across the River Nene. | ||
Newbattle Viaduct | Newtongrange, Midlothian | 1847 | Stone arch | Carries the Borders Railway over the River South Esk | |||
Nine Elms to Waterloo Viaduct | from Nine Elms to Waterloo station | 3200 | 1848 | Brick | Carries all lines out of Waterloo, and includes Vauxhall station. Has over 290 arches. | ||
Noss Viaduct | near Kingswear | 1847 | Paignton and Dartmouth Steam Railway. Devon (demolished) | ||||
Notter Viaduct | St Germans, Cornwall | II | |||||
Nuneham Railway Bridge | nr Abingdon, Oxfordshire | 1929 | Carries Cherwell Valley Line across the River Thames | ||||
Oaks Viaduct | Dearne Valley, South Yorkshire | 1869 | Trestle | Carried Midland Railway Cudworth-Barnsley branch across the Dearne Valley. Now (demolished) | |||
Oldbury Viaduct (a.k.a. Daniel's Bridge) | between Bridgnorth and Eardington, Shropshire | Carries the preserved Severn Valley Railway across the River Severn | |||||
Orbiston Viaduct | North Motherwell, North Lanarkshire | 1849 | Also known as the Bellshill Viaduct. Carries the West Coast Main Line over the South Calder Water. [7] | ||||
Osney Rail Bridge | Oxford | 1887 | Iron girder | Carries the Cherwell Valley Line across the River Thames | |||
Ouseburn Viaduct | Newcastle-upon-Tyne | 280 | 1839 | Iron arch | II* | Carries East Coast Main Line over Ouseburn Valley | |
Outwood Viaduct | Radcliffe, Greater Manchester | 100 | 1846 | Cast iron arch | II | Crosses the River Irwell. Now a footpath | |
Oykel Railway Viaduct | Invershin, Scottish Highlands | 70 | 1868 | Lattice girder | Cat A | Carries the Far North Line across the Kyle of Sutherland | |
Paddock Viaduct | Huddersfield | II | |||||
Par Viaduct | Par, Cornwall | Stone arch | Carried the line over a tramway, river and canal near Par Harbour | ||||
Park Square Bridge a.k.a. Supertram Bridge | Sheffield, South Yorkshire | 1993 | Tied arch | tramway | |||
Parkhead Viaduct | Dudley, West Midlands | 1880 | Stone arch | disused | |||
Pascoe Viaduct | Penryn, Cornwall | 120 | demolished and replaced by embankment | ||||
Penadlake Viaduct | near Bodmin Parkway, Cornwall | 130 | 1877 | Stone arch | II | ||
Penallt Viaduct | Penallt, Monmouthshire | 100 | 1876 | Iron girder | Carried the Wye Valley Railway over the River Wye. Now a footpath. | ||
Penistone Viaduct | Penistone, South Yorkshire | 33 | 1850 | Stone arch | I | Originally the Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway, now served by Northern Trains. Partial collapse in 1916. 333m long; 30m high; 29 Arches. | |
Penkridge Viaduct | near Penkridge, Staffordshire | 1837 | Stone arch | II | Carries West Coast Main Line over the River Penk | ||
Pennycomequick Viaduct a.k.a. Plymouth Loop Viaduct | Plymouth | Stone arch | |||||
Penponds Viaduct | near Redruth, Cornwall | 103 | 1888 | Brick arch | Carries Cornish Main Line over the Red River | ||
Penryn Viaduct | Penryn, Cornwall | 104 | demolished and replaced by embankment | ||||
Pensford Viaduct | Pensford, Somerset | 303 | 1874 | Stone arch | II | Carried Bristol and North Somerset Railway over the River Chew. Now disused | |
Penwithers Viaduct | Truro, Cornwall | Carried West Cornwall Railway. Demolished and replaced by embankment | |||||
Penzance Viaduct | Penzance, Cornwall | (demolished) | |||||
Perran Viaduct | Perranwell, Cornwall | 103 | 1927 | Stone | |||
Pontsmill Viaduct | near Luxulyan, Cornwall | ||||||
Pont Briwet | Penrhyndeudraeth, Gwynedd | 2014 | Concrete | Crosses the River Dwyryd | |||
Pont-y-Cafnau | Merthyr Tydfil, Wales | 14 | 1793 | Iron | First iron bridge to carry a plateway. Crosses the River Taff | ||
Porthkerry Viaduct | Barry, Vale of Glamorgan | Brick arch | II | Carries rail traffic between Barry and Bridgend | |||
Probus Viaduct | near Truro, Cornwall | 133 | Demolished and replaced by embankment | ||||
Queen Alexandra Bridge | Sunderland, Tyne & Wear | 274 | 1909 | Steel truss | II | Carried the North Eastern Railway over the River Wear | |
Queen Elizabeth II Metro Bridge | Newcastle-upon-Tyne and Gateshead, Northumberland | 360 | 1978 | Steel truss | Carries the Tyne and Wear Metro over the River Tyne | ||
Quoile Bridge | Downpatrick, County Down | 43 | 1999 | Carries the Belfast and County Down Railway over the River Quoile | |||
Rectory Junction Viaduct a.k.a. Radcliffe Viaduct | Radcliffe-on-Trent, Nottinghamshire | II | Crosses the River Trent | ||||
Redruth Viaduct | Redruth, Cornwall | ||||||
Reedham Swing Bridge | Reedham, Norfolk | 1840s | Carries Wherry railway line across the River Yare | ||||
Rewley Road Swing Bridge | Oxford | 1851 | Swing Bridge | Scheduled monument | Carried railway over Sheepwash Channel. Replaced by new bridge | ||
Richmond Railway Bridge | Richmond, London | 91.5 | Steel Truss arch | II | Carries the Waterloo to Reading Line over the River Thames | ||
Ribblehead Viaduct a.k.a. Batty Moss Viaduct | Ribblehead, North Yorkshire | 400 | 1875 | Stone arch | II | Carries Settle-Carlisle Railway across Batty Moss | |
Ridley Railway Bridge | near Ridley Hall, Northumberland | 1907 | Cast iron girder | Crosses the River South Tyne | |||
Ringwell Viaduct | Perranwell, Cornwall | 112 | Demolished and replaced by embankment | ||||
Rispin Cleugh Viaduct | on the Leadhills and Wanlockhead Branch of the Caledonian Railway. Demolished 1990 | ||||||
River Irwell Railway bridge | Manchester | 20 | 1830 | Stone arch | I | By George Stephenson. Crosses the River Irwell | |
Riverford Viaduct | Bickleigh, Devon | 120 | 1893 | Stone arch | Disused | ||
Roch Valley Viaduct | Rochdale, Greater Manchester | Carried the Rochdale to Bacup Line. Demolished 1972 | |||||
Rochester Bridge | Rochester, Medway | 1892 | Built by SER over the River Medway, now used by Chatham Main Line and North Kent Line services | ||||
Rockmill Viaduct | near Luxulyan, Cornwall | Wrought Iron | Crosses the River Par | ||||
Twemlow Viaduct | near Holmes Chapel, Cheshire | 520 | 1841 | red brick and sandstone | II | Crosses the River Dane | |
Romanby Viaduct | between Ainderby and Northallerton, North Yorkshire | Carries the Heritage Wensleydale Railway across the River Wiske | |||||
Rowsley Viaduct | Rowsley, Derbyshire | 1862 | Stone arch | could one day carry the Peak Rail) heritage railway across both the nearby road and the River Derwent | |||
Royal Albert Bridge | Plymouth and Saltash | 666 | 1859 | Lenticular truss | I | Carries the Cornish Main Line across the River Tamar | |
Royal Border Bridge | Berwick upon Tweed, north Northumberland | 659 | 1850 | Brick/stone arch | I | on the East Coast Main Line across the River Tweed | |
Runcorn Gap viaduct | Runcorn, Cheshire | 1858 | provides approaches to Runcorn Bridge either side of the River Mersey | ||||
Runcorn Railway Bridge | Runcorn, Cheshire | 330 | 1858 | double-web lattice girder | II | Carries the Liverpool branch of the West Coast Main Line across the River Mersey | |
St Austell Viaduct a.k.a. Trenance Viaduct | St Austell, Cornwall | 220 | 1899 | Stone arch | Crosses the Trenance Valley | ||
St Germans Viaduct | St Germans, Cornwall | 288 | 1908 | Stone arch | II | Crosses the River Tiddy | |
St James's Bridge | Bath, Somerset | 27 | c. 1840 | Stone arch | II | Carries Great Western Main Line across the River Avon west into Bath Spa station. Built by Brunel. | |
St James' Viaduct | Bath, Somerset | 1840 | Stone arches, steel girders over roads. | II* | Carries Great Western Main Line from the Skew Bridge west towards Bristol. Built by Brunel. | ||
St. Julian's railway bridge | Newport, Wales | 1874 | wrought iron lattice truss | Crosses the River Usk | |||
St Pinnock Viaduct | near Bodmin Parkway, Cornwall | 1882 | II | ||||
St Thomas Viaduct | Exeter, Devon | wrought iron lattice truss | |||||
Saltburn Viaduct | Saltburn-by-the-Sea, Redcar and Cleveland | 1872 | Brick arch | II | Carries the Boulby line (now a mineral branch terminating at Boulby Mine) over Skelton Beck | ||
Sankey Viaduct | near Earlestown, Merseyside | 1830 | Stone arch | I | Crosses the Sankey Canal and Sankey Brook | ||
Scarborough Railway Bridge | York | 1845 | carries North TransPennine Scarborough Branch across the River Ouse | ||||
Scotswood Railway Bridge | Newcastle-upon-Tyne and Gateshead, Tyne and Wear | 212 | 1871 | Hogback bridge | Crosses the River Tyne but now disused. | ||
Severn Railway Bridge | Lydney, Gloucestershire | 1269 | 1879 | Crossed the River Severn. Demolished 1970 | |||
Shankend Viaduct | Scottish Borders | 1862 | Stone arch | Category B | Carried the Waverley Line over the Langside valley. Now disused. | ||
Sheepwash Channel Railway Bridge | Oxford | Girder bridge | Carries railway over Sheepwash Channel | ||||
Sheffield District Railway Bridge, Brightside | Sheffield | Lattice girder | Crosses the River Don | ||||
Shepton Mallet Viaduct | Shepton Mallet, Somerset | 1874 | Stone arch | Carried the Somerset and Dorset Joint Railway across the River Sheppey valley. Now disused | |||
Shillamill Viaduct | Tavistock, Devon | 1889 [8] | II | ||||
Shiplake Railway Bridge | Henley-on-Thames, Berkshire | 1897 | Girder | Carries the Henley Branch Line across the River Thames | |||
Six Arches, Ackworth | Ackworth, West Yorkshire | Stone arch | Carries Pontefract to Rotherham line over the River Went | ||||
Skerne Bridge | Darlington, County Durham | 1825 | Stone arch | I | Crosses the River Skerne. Carried the first train on the opening of the Stockton and Darlington Railway, and is the oldest railway bridge in continuous use in the world | ||
Skew Bridge, Bath | Bath, Somerset | 48.76 | 1840; rebuilt 1878 | Wrought iron truss | II | Carries Great Western Main Line west from Bath Spa station across the River Avon. Originally built by Brunel with laminated timber arches. | |
Slade Viaduct | near Ivybridge, Devon | Stone arch | Crosses Piall valley | ||||
Smardale Viaduct | Crosby Garrett, Cumbria | 220 | 1875 | Stone arch | Crosses Scandal Beck and the former Stainmore railway line. | ||
Smardalegill Viaduct | Crosby Garrett, Cumbria | 167 c. | 1861 | Stone arch | II* [9] | Now a footpath | |
Smugglers Lane Viaduct | near Teignmouth, Devon | Stone arch | |||||
Somerleyton Swing Bridge | Somerleyton, Norfolk | 1905 | Swing bridge | ||||
Somerset Bridge | Bridgwater, Somerset | 1904 | Steel Girder | Carries Bristol to Taunton line over the River Parrett | |||
Somerton Viaduct | near Somerton, Somerset | 1906 | Carries Langport and Castle Cary Railway over the River Cary | ||||
South Tyne Viaduct | on the Narrow Gauge South Tynedale Railway, Cumbria/Northumberland. | ||||||
Southdown Road Skew Bridge | Harpenden, Hertfordshire | 1868 | Ribbed skew brick arch | carries Midland Main Line across Southdown Road | |||
Staines Railway Bridge | Staines-upon-Thames, Surrey | 1856 | Carries the Waterloo to Reading Line across the Thames | ||||
Stambermill Viaduct | Stourbridge, West Midlands | 1850 | Carries freight trains over the River Stour | ||||
Stamford Bridge Viaduct | Stamford Bridge, East Riding of Yorkshire | II* [10] | Carried the York to Beverley railway line over the River Derwent. Now disused. | ||||
Stanford Viaduct a.k.a. Loughborough Viaduct | Stanford on Soar, Nottinghamshire | 1899 | Brick arch | carries the preserved Great Central Railway (Nottingham) across the River Soar | |||
Stanway Viaduct | between Toddington and Laverton, Gloucestershire | 1904 | carries the heritage Gloucestershire Warwickshire Railway | ||||
Stockport Viaduct | Stockport, Greater Manchester | 546 | 1840 | Brick arch | II | carries the West Coast Main Line across the valley of the River Mersey | |
Stonehouse Pool Viaduct | Plymouth, Devon | (demolished) | |||||
Swin Bridge | County Durham | 1830 | Skew arch bridge | first skew arch bridge to carry a railway | |||
Swithland Viaduct | Swithland, Leicestershire | 1897 | Brick arch | carries the preserved Great Central Railway across Swithland Reservoir | |||
Tadcaster Viaduct | Tadcaster, North Yorkshire | 1848 | Stone arch | II | built by Leeds and York Railway to cross the River Wharfe - but never used. | ||
Tavy Bridge | Saltash, Devon | 1890 c. | Stone arch | Carries the Tamar Valley Line over the River Tavy | |||
Tay Rail Bridge | near Dundee | 3500 | 1887 | Carries the main line railway across the Firth of Tay | |||
Tees railway viaduct | Barnard Castle | 223 | 1860 | Carried the South Durham and Lancashire Union Railway over the River Tees. Demolished 1971 | |||
Telescopic Bridge, Bridgwater | Bridgwater, Somerset | Bascule bridge | II* | Carried railway over the River Parrett. Now a footbridge. | |||
Thornton Viaduct | Thornton, West Yorkshire | 270 | 1878 | Stone arch | Carried GNR's Queensbury Lines across Pinchbeck Valley. Now disused. | ||
Torksey Viaduct | Torksey, Lincolnshire | 80 | 1849 | Box girder | II* | Earliest box girder bridge. Crosses the River Trent. Now disused. | |
Treffry Viaduct | Luxulyan, Cornwall | Stone arch | Dual viaduct and aqueduct. Crosses the Luxulyan Valley. Now disused. | ||||
Tregarne Viaduct | near Truro, Cornwall | 1901 | Stone arch | ||||
Tregeagle Viaduct | near Truro, Cornwall | 1902 | Stone arch | ||||
Trenance Viaduct | Newquay, Cornwall | 141 | 1939 | Stone arch | II | Crosses the Trenance Valley | |
Trent Viaducts | between Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire | 1901 | Twin bridges replacing a single crossing of the River Trent | ||||
Tresulgan Viaduct | Menheniot, Cornwall | 1899 | Stone arch | ||||
Trevido Viaduct | Menheniot, Cornwall | 148 | 1898 | ||||
Trowse Bridge | Norwich, Norfolk | 1986 | Swing bridge | Carries the Great Eastern Main Line over the River Wensum | |||
Truro Viaduct a.k.a. Moresk Viaduct | Truro, Cornwall | 405 | 1904 | Stone arch | Carries Great Western line over the Moresk valley | ||
Twerton Viaduct | Bath, Somerset | 605 | 1840 | Stone arch | II | Carries Great Western Railway through Twerton | |
Uddingston Viaduct | Uddingston, South Lanarkshire | 92 | 1848 | Cast iron arch | Cat A | Over the River Clyde. Augmented in 1903, then supplanted, by lattice girder bridge on same stone pillars | |
Usk Railway Bridge | Newport, South Wales | Carries Great Western Main Line across the River Usk | |||||
Vazon Sliding Railway Bridge | near Keadby, Lincolnshire | Sliding bridge | Carries the railway over the Stainforth and Keadby Canal | ||||
Victoria Viaduct | Washington, Tyne and Wear | 250 | 1838 | Stone arch | II* | Carried former Durham Junction Railway over the River Wear. Now disused. | |
Victoria Bridge | near Arley, Worcestershire | 60 | 1861 | Cast iron arch bridge | carries the Severn Valley Railway over the River Severn | ||
Walkham Viaduct | Horrabridge, Devon | 335 | 1910 | Iron girder | (disused) | ||
Warden Railway Bridge | Warden, Northumberland | 1904 | Cast iron beam | Carries the Newcastle to Carlisle line across the River South Tyne | |||
Warmsworth Viaduct | Doncaster, South Yorkshire | 70 | Lattice girder | Two viaducts (east (1910) and west (1914) cross the River Don | |||
Waterhead Viaduct a.k.a. Hoodown Viaduct | near Kingswear, Devon | Carries Paignton and Dartmouth Steam Railway over Waterhead Creek | |||||
Watford Arches | Watford, Hertfordshire | 1836 | Brick arch | on the Watford DC Line. Crosses the River Colne. | |||
Weaver Viaduct a.k.a. Frodsham Viaduct | Frodsham Cheshire | 1850 | Stone arch | II | Carries railway line over the River Weaver | ||
Welland Viaduct | Seaton, Rutland | 1,166 | 1878 | Brick arch | II | crosses the valley of the River Welland | |
Welwyn Viaduct a.k.a. Digswell Viaduct | Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire | 475 | 1850 | Brick arch | II* | Carries East Coast Main Line over the River Mimram | |
Westburn Viaduct | Westburn, South Lanarkshire | 130 | 1897 | Also known as the Carmyle Viaduct. Crosses the River Clyde. No longer in use, track lifted and blocked off due to violence between youth gangs living on either side. [11] | |||
West Largin Viaduct | near Bodmin Parkway, Cornwall | II | |||||
Weston Mill Viaduct | Plymouth, Devon | 370 | 1903 | Stone arch/Steel | |||
Westwood Viaduct | near Bodmin Parkway, Cornwall | 113 | 1879 | Stone arch | |||
Whalley Viaduct, Whalley | Ribble Valley, Lancashire | 620 | 1850 | Brick arch | II | Carries the Ribble Valley Line over the River Calder | |
Wharncliffe Viaduct | Hanwell, West London | 1837 | Brick arch | Carries Great Western Main Line railway across the Brent Valley | |||
Wheatley Viaduct | Wheatley Valley, Halifax, West Yorkshire | Stone arch | Halifax High Level Railway | ||||
Whitley Viaduct | on the Narrow Gauge South Tynedale Railway, Cumbria/Northumberland | ||||||
Wicker Arches | Sheffield, South Yorkshire | 600 | 1848 | II* | Crosses the River Don | ||
Willington Dene Viaduct | Wallsend, Tyne and Wear | 320 | 1838 | iron arch | II | Carries Tyne and Wear Metro over Wallsend Burn | |
Windsor Railway Bridge | Windsor, Berkshire | wrought iron bowstring bridge | Carries the ex-GWR branch line over the River Thames | ||||
Windsor Branch viaduct | near Windsor, Berkshire | ||||||
Winterbourne Viaduct a.k.a. Huckford Viaduct | Winterbourne, South Gloucestershire | 1902 | Brick arch | Carries Badminton railway line (Bristol Parkway to Paddington) over the River Frome | |||
Wivelscombe Viaduct | near Saltash, Cornwall | 60 | Demolished 1908 | ||||
Woodside Viaduct | Halifax, West Yorkshire | Demolished | |||||
Wylam Railway Bridge | North Wylam, Northumberland | 1876 | Wrought iron through arch bridge | Carried railway across the River Tyne. Now a footbridge | |||
Yarm Viaduct | Yarm, North Yorkshire/County Durham | 690 | 1852 | Stone arch | II | Carries Northallerton to Eaglescliffe line |
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