Alston Arches Viaduct | |
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Coordinates | 54°57′59″N 2°27′19″W / 54.9664°N 2.4554°W |
OS grid reference | NY709636 |
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Crosses | River South Tyne |
Locale | Northumberland |
Other name(s) | Haltwhistle Railway Viaduct |
Preceded by | Blue Bridge, Haltwhistle |
Followed by | Haltwhistle A69 Bridge, East |
Characteristics | |
Design | Arch bridge |
Material | Stone |
No. of spans | 6 |
History | |
Designer | Sir George Barclay Bruce |
Construction end | 1851 |
Opened | May 1851 |
Closed | 3 May 1976 | , as a railway. Reopened as a footbridge in July 2006.
Type | Grade II listed building |
Designated | 27 July 1987[1] |
Reference no. | 1156068 |
Location | |
Alston Arches Viaduct, also known as Haltwhistle Viaduct,[2] is a stone bridge across the River South Tyne at Haltwhistle in Northumberland, England.