Kielder Viaduct

Kielder Viaduct
Kielder skew viaduct, built to carry the Border Counties Railway over Deadwater Burn
Coordinates55°13′29″N 2°34′48″W / 55.2247°N 2.5799°W / 55.2247; -2.5799
OS grid referenceNY632924
Carries
CrossesDeadwater Burn
LocaleNorthumberland
OwnerNorthumberland & Newcastle Society
Heritage statusScheduled monument[1][2]
Characteristics
DesignSkew arch viaduct
MaterialStone
Total length392 ft (119 m)
Longest spanSeven spans of 40 ft (12 m)
No. of spans7
Piers in water3
History
DesignerJohn Furness Tone
Construction start1858
Construction end1862
Opened1862 (1862)
Closed1 September 1958 (1958-09-01), as a railway
Location
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Kielder Viaduct consists of seven semi-circular masonry skew arches and was built in 1862 by the North British Railway to carry the Border Counties Line across marshy land, which following flooding to create Kielder Water, became the place where Deadwater Burn joins Bakethin Reservoir.[3] Now closed to rail traffic, the bridge is currently used as a footpath.

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  3. ^ Peter McDermott. "NY6392 : Kielder Viaduct". Geograph. Retrieved 24 August 2009.