Eleven Stone Arches - Lowgill Viaduct, Cumbria UK - Stone Bridges on Waymarking.com

Lowgill viaduct consists of eleven semi-circular arches, each with a 45 foot span. From end-to-end, it's 620 feet and carried the Ingleton-Tebay line 100 feet above the stream below.

Part of the National Cycle Network (route 68) follows up the River Lune valley but it is confined to the narrow and tortuous lanes instead of taking advantage of this graded, traffic-free alternative. It would make a great rails-trails route. The Dales Way (long distance walking route) goes under the viaduct, as does the branch of the cycle network heading for Kendal.

The old station at Lowgill is long gone but if you travel by train up the main west coast line you can feel and hear the place where the two lines used to join, just before entering Tebay Gorge. The hamlet of Lowgill has a few old houses. Go east down the minor road to find a very narrow, 16th century bridge over the River Lune.

Physical Location (city, county, etc.): Lowgill Road, Highway, Street, etc.: N/a Water or other terrain spanned: Low Gill Architect/Builder: Joseph Locke/John Errington; contractor Samuel Buxton Construction Date: 1860

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