Avon Viaduct
Avon Viaduct | |
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Coordinates | 55°58′28″N 3°37′55″W / 55.97458°N 3.63189°WCoordinates: 55°58′28″N 3°37′55″W / 55.97458°N 3.63189°W |
Carries | Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway |
Crosses | River Avon |
Characteristics | |
No. of spans | 23 arches |
History | |
Constructed by | John Miller |
Construction end | 1841 |
Location | |
The Avon Viaduct carries the railway over the River Avon at Linlithgow, West Lothian, Scotland.
The 442-yard, 23-arch bridge was built in 1839–1841 by John Miller, engineer for the Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway.[1][2][3]
The viaduct straddles the border between the West Lothian and Falkirk Council areas, so has two Historic Environment Scotland listings.[2][4][5] The viaduct is a category A listed building.[4][5]
There is another Avon Viaduct located 4 miles (6.4 km) south-west of Linlithgow; this Category B listed structure was built c. 1850 for the Monkland Railways and is now disused. To distinguish it from the older viaduct it is usually referred to by the alternative name of Westfield Viaduct.[6][7]
See also[]
- List of Category A listed buildings in Falkirk
- List of listed buildings in Muiravonside, Falkirk
- List of railway bridges and viaducts in the United Kingdom
References[]
- ^ "Linlithgow, Avon Viaduct". RCAHMS. Retrieved 28 March 2019.
- ^ a b "Avon Viaduct". Gazetteer for Scotland. Retrieved 28 March 2019.
- ^ Avon Viaduct, Railscot
- ^ a b Historic Environment Scotland. "Avon Viaduct (Category A Listed Building) (LB15326)". Retrieved 28 March 2019.
- ^ a b Historic Environment Scotland. "River Avon, Edinburgh to Glasgow Railway Viaduct (Category A Listed Building) (LB12985)". Retrieved 28 March 2019.
- ^ "Westfield Viaduct (Avon Viaduct)". Gazetteer for Scotland. Retrieved 29 March 2019.
- ^ Avon Viaduct (Westfield), Railscot
External links[]
- Media related to Avon Viaduct at Wikimedia Commons
Categories:
- Bridges in Falkirk (council area)
- Bridges completed in 1841
- Railway bridges in Scotland
- Category A listed buildings in Falkirk (council area)
- Listed bridges in Scotland
- Category A listed buildings in West Lothian
- 1841 establishments in Scotland
- Viaducts in Scotland