Knaresborough Viaduct | |
|---|---|
 Knaresborough Viaduct | |
| Coordinates | 54°00′30″N 1°28′17″W / 54.0084°N 1.4714°W |
| OS grid reference | SE347570 |
| Carries | Harrogate Line |
| Crosses | River Nidd |
| Locale | Knaresborough, North Yorkshire |
| Other name(s) | Nidd Viaduct[note 1] |
| Owner | Network Rail |
| ICE | HEW153 |
| Preceded by | High Bridge (A59 road) |
| Followed by | B6163 road bridge |
| Characteristics | |
| Material | Gritstone |
| Total length | 4 chains (260 ft; 80 m) |
| Height | 80.5 feet (24.5 m) |
| No. of spans | 4 |
| Piers in water | 1 |
| Rail characteristics | |
| No. of tracks | 2 |
| Track gauge | 4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge |
| History | |
| Architect | Thomas Grainger |
| Construction cost | £9,803 |
| Opened | 1 October 1851 |
| Location | |
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Knaresborough Viaduct is a viaduct in the North Yorkshire town of Knaresborough, England. The viaduct carries the Harrogate line over the River Nidd in the town. The viaduct was supposed to have opened in 1848, but the first construction collapsed into the river very near to completion, which necessitated a new viaduct and delayed the opening of the line through Knaresborough by three years.
The viaduct can be seen striking across the Nidd Gorge from the ruins of Knaresborough Castle and is a well-known viewpoint in the town. One writer has stated that it is one of the region's better known landmarks.[7]
- ^ "Route Specifications 2019 London North Eastern and East Midlands" (PDF). networkrail.co.uk. April 2019. p. 98.
- ^ Speight 1894, p. 352.
- ^ "Nidderdale Greenway - Harrogate to Ripley Cycle Route". sustrans.org.uk. Retrieved 9 September 2019.
- ^ Tomlinson 1914, p. 511.
- ^ "Long and winding road nears end". infoweb.newsbank.com. 30 March 2012. Retrieved 9 September 2019.
- ^ "Knaresborough Viaduct". engineering-timelines.com. Retrieved 9 September 2019.
- ^ Bairstow, Martin (1986). Railways around Harrogate. Pudsey: Martin Bairstow. p. 39. ISBN 0-95103023-X.
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