Chester Burn viaduct | |
|---|---|
 The viaduct from the north west | |
| Coordinates | 54°51′31″N 1°34′45″W / 54.858745°N 1.579095°W |
| Carries | Rail traffic |
| Heritage status | Grade II listed |
| Characteristics | |
| Design | Arch bridge, viaduct |
| Total length | 230 metres (750 ft) |
| Height | 90 feet (27 m) |
| History | |
| Construction start | 1862 |
| Construction end | 1868 |
| Location | |
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Chester Burn viaduct is a railway viaduct in Chester-le-Street, County Durham, England. It is an imposing structure, dominating the marketplace and north end of the town. It carries the East Coast Main Line, the main railway from Newcastle to London. Chester-le-Street station on that line is just south of the viaduct. It is a Grade II listed structure.
old days
A railway line from Gateshead to Durham through Team Valley was proposed in 1846, and authorised in 1848. The downfall of "Railway King" George Hudson in 1849 led to its postponement, and work was delayed until 1862 when the North Eastern Railway regained the authority to build the Team Valley line, which required the building of the viaduct.[1][2]
The viaduct was completed in 1868 by Benjamin Carr Lawton, under the control of Thomas Elliot Harrison.[3] The line opened the same year, on 2 March for freight and 1 December for passengers.[1] The viaduct is still in use, carrying the East Coast Main Line.
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- ^ a b W W Tomlinson (1914). The North Eastern Railway, Its Rise and Development. Andrew Reid.
- ^ "Team Valley Railway". English Heritage. Archived from the original on 6 March 2016. Retrieved 13 January 2015.
- ^ Robert William Rennison (1996). Civil Engineering Heritage: Northern England. Thomas Telford. ISBN 0727725181.