Ribblehead Viaduct
The Ribblehead Viaduct is a railway bridge over the valley of the River Ribble at the foot of Mount Whernside in North Yorkshire, England .
The bridge was built from 1870 to 1874 according to plans by John Sydney Crossley . It is 32 meters high, 402 meters long and is supported by 24 arches in 4 fields, which are separated from each other by somewhat thicker pillars.
The viaduct runs in a slight curve and can therefore also be seen from the eastern windows of the moving train. It is the longest viaduct on the Settle – Carlisle railway line .
After plans to shut down the line were given up after protests, the viaduct was made roadworthy in the 1980s. Since 1985 it has only been accessible in one lane.
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Coordinates: 54 ° 12 ′ 37.6 " N , 2 ° 22 ′ 12.8" W.