Creag-an-Arnain Viaduct | |
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Coordinates | 56°15′29″N 4°42′35″W / 56.25815°N 4.70961°W |
Carries | West Highland Line |
Characteristics | |
Material | Whinstone |
Total length | 104 metres (341 ft) |
Longest span | 11 metres (36 ft) |
No. of spans | 8 |
History | |
Opened | 1894 |
Location | |
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The Creag-an-Arnain Viaduct is a railway viaduct that carries the West Highland Line.
The viaduct opened to traffic in 1894 as part of the West Highland Line between Glasgow and Fort William. [1] It may have been designed by James Miller. [2]
The viaduct has eight arches of 11 metres (36 ft) span, for a total length of 104 metres (341 ft). [1] It has a slight curve, and crosses two unnamed burns on the western shore of Loch Lomond. [1]
It is the only conventional masonry viaduct on the West Highland line, many others being made of concrete. [3] It was built of stone arches instead of lattice girders, as many railway bridges were at the time, to avoid contemporary criticism. [1]
Creag-an-Arnain Viaduct | |
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Coordinates | 56°15′29″N 4°42′35″W / 56.25815°N 4.70961°W |
Carries | West Highland Line |
Characteristics | |
Material | Whinstone |
Total length | 104 metres (341 ft) |
Longest span | 11 metres (36 ft) |
No. of spans | 8 |
History | |
Opened | 1894 |
Location | |
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The Creag-an-Arnain Viaduct is a railway viaduct that carries the West Highland Line.
The viaduct opened to traffic in 1894 as part of the West Highland Line between Glasgow and Fort William. [1] It may have been designed by James Miller. [2]
The viaduct has eight arches of 11 metres (36 ft) span, for a total length of 104 metres (341 ft). [1] It has a slight curve, and crosses two unnamed burns on the western shore of Loch Lomond. [1]
It is the only conventional masonry viaduct on the West Highland line, many others being made of concrete. [3] It was built of stone arches instead of lattice girders, as many railway bridges were at the time, to avoid contemporary criticism. [1]