River Cart Aqueduct

River Cart Aqueduct
Coordinates55°50′24″N 4°24′23″W / 55.839986°N 4.406396°W / 55.839986; -4.406396
CarriesPaisley Canal Line
CrossesRiver Cart
Heritage statusCategory A
Characteristics
MaterialStone
Height30 feet (9.1 m)
No. of spans1
History
Engineering design byJohn Rennie and Thomas Telford
Opened1811 (opened in 1885 as railway bridge)
Location
Map

The River Cart Aqueduct, sometimes known as the Blackhall Bridge, is a railway bridge and former navigable aqueduct in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland. It opened in 1811 as an aqueduct to carry the Glasgow, Paisley and Johnstone Canal over the White Cart Water. Following the closure of the canal in 1881, it was converted to a railway bridge in 1885, and now carries the Paisley Canal Line. It is registered as a Category A listed building by Historic Environment Scotland. [1]

  1. ^ "BLACKHALL RAILWAY VIADUCT OVER WHITE CART WATERLB38923". Historic Environment Scotland. Retrieved 24 August 2017.