Saltburn Viaduct

Saltburn Viaduct
A low angle looking up view of a brick viaduct with woods on the left and a skyline above the viaduct
Saltburn Viaduct
Coordinates54°34′20″N 0°58′44″W / 54.5721°N 0.9789°W / 54.5721; -0.9789
OS grid referenceNZ660201
CarriesBoulby line
CrossesSkelton Beck
LocaleSaltburn-by-the-Sea, North Yorkshire, England
Other name(s)See text
Characteristics
MaterialBrick and stone
Total length783 feet (239 m)
Height156 feet (48 m)
No. of spans11
Piers in water2
Rail characteristics
No. of tracks1 (historically two)
History
Opened1 June 1872
Location
Map
References
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Saltburn Viaduct (also known as either Upleatham, Riftswood, or Skelton Beck Viaduct) is a railway bridge in Redcar and Cleveland, North Yorkshire, England. The line was built as an extension of the Redcar and Saltburn Railway, and the viaduct is mostly built out of brick. The line opened to passengers in 1872, but became freight only in 1957, a purpose for which it still is in use for today as part of the Boulby line.

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