MERRYGILL VIADUCT - List Entry

  • Description

    "Railway viaduct. 1861 for the South Durham and Lancashire Union Railway, engineer (Sir) Thomas Bouch, contractors Chambers and Hilton. Rock faced limestone rubble. Nine spans, 110m long and up to 24m high. Cornice, tall parapets. The South Durham and Lancashire Union Railway opened in 1863, by which time it was already a part of the Stockton and Darlington Railway.....It was opened as single track line and was doubled in 1889. It was closed in 1965 when all the large metal viaducts were demolished leaving the four masonry ones...."
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    Historic England
  • Source

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    Link: https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1387274
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    Added by: Simon Cotterill
    Last modified: 4 years, 7 months ago
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