Podgill Viaduct, Hartley, Kirkby Stephen, Cumbria
N 54° 28.004 W 002° 20.261
30U E 542927 N 6035654
Podgill Viaduct is now a popular walk between Stenkrith and Hartley as the bridge is in the care of the Northern Viaduct Trust who allow access for all. Both Merrygill and Podgill viaducts have won awards.
Waymark Code: WMDK1Q
Location: North West England, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 01/23/2012
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Podgill viaduct used to carry the South Durham and Lancashire Union Railway from the Durham coke areas over the Pennines to the Furness iron ore smelting mills. Forming a vital link between the Furness railway, London and North West main line and Durham railways.
The viaduct has eleven arches spanning 466 feet above Ladthwaite Beck 84 feet below. Thomas Bouch was the engineer for this whole railway and these viaducts are the only surviving structures. Chambers & Hilton built the bridge at a cost of £6,189. They also built the section of line west of here.
A walks leaflet can be downloaded from NVT.org.uk or collected from TIC in Kirkby Stephen. Interpretation boards in both plate layers huts for those who walk the line.
The viaduct is at N 54° 28.001 W 002° 20.264. Getting a view is difficult as the only viewpoint is underneath from the picnic area, accessed down a path at north eastern end of the viaduct. Coordinates are start of the path down as signal was atrocious in the trees at picnic tables.
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