Oldest surviving single-arch railway bridge in the world, Crosses the Causey Burn. Etherow ViaductĬarries the Dartmouth Steam Railway heritage line.Ĭarries the East Lancashire Railway heritage line over the River IrwellĬarries the Midland Railway - Butterley heritage line.Ĭarries West Coast Main Line over the River LuneĬarries the Truro to Falmouth line over the Carnon River valley Closed 1953 and demolished.īroadbottom Viaduct a.k.a. Carries the Motherwell to Cumbernauld Line over the South Calder Water.Ĭarried the Great Central Main Line over Braunstone Gate. Demolished in 1978Īlso known as the Jerviston Viaduct. River Thames, Bourne End, BuckinghamshireĬarried the Great Central line over the River Great Ouse. As of August 2020, being restored for use in East West Rail.

Part of a burrowing junction carrying the Belfast–Derry line over the Belfast-Larne lineĬarried the former Varsity Line over the West Coast Main Line. Ĭarries Great Western Railway over the Yealm valleyīlackfriars Railway Bridge (former/original)Ĭarries Staines to Windsor & Eton Line over the River Thames Fort Hunter depends on its members, donors, and volunteers. Demolished in 1963.Ĭarried the Great Northern Railway across the Erewash ValleyĬarried the Portpatrick Railway (the 'Port Road') which ran from Dumfries to Stranraer, now disused. Second-oldest operational railway bridge in the world, after the Skerne Bridge.īattersea Railway Bridge a.k.a. Formerly largest masonry arch in the world.īascule bridge carrying the NI Railways Belfast–Derry line over the River BannĬarries Cambrian Coast Railway across the River Mawddach estuaryĬarries the Hounslow Loop Line over the River Thames Highest extant railway viaduct in Britain. Ouse Valley ViaductĬarries London-Brighton Railway Line across the Ouse Valley Carries the heritage Bo'ness and Kinneil Railway over the River Avon.īalcombe Viaduct a.k.a. Also known as Castley ViaductĪlso known as Birkhill Viaduct.

Closed in 1959, now a footpath.Ĭarried the former Haltwhistle to Alston Branch Line across the valley of the South Tyne RiverĬarries the Cornish Main Line across the Angarrack RiverĬarries the Cherwell Valley Line over the River ThamesĬarries London Underground's Piccadilly lineĬarries the Lancaster to West Cumbria line over the River KentĪrthington Viaduct a.k.a. West side of 5th arch of viaduct has keystone lettered 'RH' M 1847 (= Richard Hacking, Manager).Ĭarries the Kirkby branch line over the River DouglasĬarried the former Wenlock, Craven Arms and Lightmoor Extension Railway across the River SevernĪlso known as Camps Viaduct. 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. high) with stone plinths, gritstone facings, rusticated voussoirs, roll-moulded string course, and parapet. Curving line of 21 semicircular brick arches (40 ft. This is a list of viaducts and significant bridges of the United Kingdom's railways, past and present.Ĭarried the East Lancashire Railway, 1847, by J.S. It best represents the Pennsylvanias Railroads monumental. From the Amtrak Corporate Collection.See also: Category:Railway bridges in the United Kingdom Significance: The stone arch bridge at Rockvilles remains the worlds longest of its type. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in August 1975. More than a century after it opened to rail traffic, the Rockville Bridge remains the world's longest of its type, at 3,791 feet with 48 arches. At the turn of the 20th century, the PRR had embarked on an extensive program to improve its infrastructure, including realigning tracks to eliminate curves, constructing new stations and building masonry bridges.Īlthough it appears to be built of solid stone, the Rockville Bridge actually has a concrete core with a sandstone exterior. It was subsequently replaced in 1877, and in 1902 with the present stone arch structure. The train is financed primarily through funds made available by the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation.Īccording to the Historic American Engineering Record, the Pennsylvania Railroad (PRR) completed its first bridge over the Susquehanna River approximately six miles north of Harrisburg in 1849. Rockville Stone Arch Bridge Rocky River Pumped Storage Hydraulic Plant Roebling's Delaware Aqueduct Rogue River Bridge Royal Colonial Boundary of 1665 S. The daily Pennsylvanian covers a 444-mile route that passes through the Appalachian Mountains and Pennsylvania Dutch Country and crosses over the famed Horseshoe Curve.

Rockville stone arch bridge