Dandry Mire Viaduct near Garsdale Head, Cumbria
N 54° 19.446 W 002° 19.283
30U E 544136 N 6019794
Dandry Mire or Moorcock Viaduct is on the famous Settle and Carlisle Railway. The Settle and Carlisle railway was the Old Midland Railway's route to Scotland and called the Long Drag.
Waymark Code: WM4DV7
Location: United Kingdom
Date Posted: 08/10/2008
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The Parliamentary Bill authorizing construction of the line received its Royal Assent on the 16th of July 1866. It took 10 long years before the line opened for passenger traffic on the 1st of May 1876. The conditions endured by the "Navvies" building the railway through some of the most inhospitable parts on North West England where horrendous. One of the main problems was the extremes of weather found in the area.
It was originally intended that an embankment would to be built at this location but because of considerable difficulties with advancing the embankment across the centre of the bog, a trench was cut to find a solid foundation, piers were built up and the viaduct constructed.
Length of bridge: 227 yards
Height of bridge: 50 feet
What type of traffic does this bridge support?: Railway
What kind of gap does this bridge cross?:
The viaduct crosses Dandry Mire or bog which gives its name to the viaduct
Date constructed: Line opened on 1st of May 1876.
Is the bridge still in service for its original purpose?: Yes the trains still cross the viaduct
Name of road or trail the bridge services: Settle to Carlisle Railway
Location:
Garsdale Head in Cumbria.
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