Shin Railway Viaduct | |
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Coordinates | 57°55′26″N 4°24′04″W / 57.924022°N 4.401109°W |
Carries | Far North Line |
Crosses | Kyle of Sutherland |
Characteristics | |
Longest span | 230 feet (70 m) |
History | |
Engineering design by | Joseph Mitchell and Murdoch Paterson |
Construction end | 1868 |
Location | |
The Shin Railway Viaduct (also known as the Invershin Viaduct or Oykel Viaduct) is a railway viaduct that crosses the Kyle of Sutherland.The viaduct carries the Far North Line between Inverness and Wick and Thurso.[1] Invershin railway station is at the north-eastern end of the viaduct, while Culrain railway station is a short distance to the south.