Merrygill Viaduct, Hartley, Kirkby Stephen, Cumbria
N 54° 28.212 W 002° 20.053
30U E 543148 N 6036042
Merrygill Viaduct has nine arches spanning 366 feet, about 30 feet per arch. The track bed is now a public access area, in the care of the Northern Viaduct Trust.
Waymark Code: WMDJTT
Location: North West England, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 01/22/2012
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Merrygill Viaduct carried the railway 78 feet over Hartley Beck. Thomas Bouch was the engineer and designer of the whole project in 1850s. Bouch is most famous for the Tay Rail Bridge disaster. All the viaducts on this line are fine examples of his work. Chambers & Hilton got the contract to build the viaduct for a price of £3,721. Made from local
limestone, at first single track, then widened in 1891 to double line by building a second viaduct and joining the two.
The old line section is a very popular walk. Leaflet downloadable from NVT.org.uk and TIC in town. The end at Stenkrith has part of the Poetry Path on.
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Length of bridge: 366 feet
Height of bridge: 78 feet
What type of traffic does this bridge support?: walkers and cyclists
What kind of gap does this bridge cross?:
Hartley Beck
Date constructed: around 1860
Is the bridge still in service for its original purpose?: No
Name of road or trail the bridge services: Northern Viaduct Trust walk
Location:
Near Hartley Quarry
Hartley
Kirkby Stephen
Cumbria
CA17 4JJ
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