Linhouse Viaduct
Coordinates: 55 ° 52 ′ 3 " N , 3 ° 28 ′ 37" W.
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| use | Railway bridge | |
| Convicted | West Coast Main Line | |
| Subjugated | Linhouse Water | |
| construction | Stone arch bridge | |
| Number of openings | 6th | |
| start of building | 1842 | |
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The Linhouse Viaduct is a railway bridge in the Scottish Unitary Authority West Lothian . In 1971 the building was included in the Scottish List of Monuments in the highest category A.
description
The masonry viaduct is about two kilometers south of the city of Livingston . It was built in 1842 to a design by Joseph Locke for the Caledonian Railway . He led their two-pronged main line over Linhouse Water to Edinburgh . Today the trains on the West Coast Main Line use the viaduct. The Linhouse Viaduct spans the Linhouse Water valley in six arches.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Listed Building - Entry . In: Historic Scotland .
- ↑ Entry on Linhouse Viaduct in Canmore, the database of Historic Environment Scotland (English)
Web links
- Entry on Linhouse Viaduct in Canmore, Historic Environment Scotland database