Almond Valley Viaduct
Coordinates: 55 ° 56 ′ 2 ″ N , 3 ° 25 ′ 5 ″ W.
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| use | Railway bridge | |
| Convicted | Glasgow to Edinburgh via Falkirk Line | |
| Subjugated | Almond | |
| construction | Stone arch bridge | |
| Number of openings | 36 | |
| Longest span | 15.2 | |
| Arrow height | 21st | |
| start of building | 1839 | |
| completion | 1842 | |
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The Almond Valley Viaduct is a railway bridge in Scotland . It is on the border of the West Lothian and Edinburgh Council Areas . In 1971 the building was included in the Scottish List of Monuments in the highest category A. Construction began in November 1839 and was completed within 20 months. Together with the Broxburn Viaduct to the north and also a listed building, as well as a tunnel at Winchburgh , the construction costs were around £ 150,000. Because the contractor made a calculation error, this amount did not cover his costs and he lost £ 40,000.
description
The masonry viaduct is about three kilometers east of the center of Broxburn . It was built in 1842 as part of the Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway . Today the viaduct is used by trains from Glasgow to Edinburgh via the Falkirk Line . The arch bridge leads the double-track railway line in 36 arches over the wide valley of the Almond . The individual segment arches have a width of 15.2 m with a maximum clear height of 21 m. The pillars were originally hollow, but were filled with concrete in the 1950s to allow for higher travel speeds.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Listed Building - Entry . In: Historic Scotland .
- ↑ a b Entry on Almond Valley Viaduct in Canmore, the database of Historic Environment Scotland (English)
- ^ Yvonne Macmillan: A Victorian Vision - the Almond Valley Viaduct , Konect Directory, December 2012
Web links
- Entry on Almond Valley Viaduct in Canmore, Historic Environment Scotland database