| Bridges & viaducts |
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Visit our collection of forgotten bridges and viaducts by clicking on their names below.
Have you ever wondered when a bridge becomes a viaduct? Of the five structures above, there can be little argument that the one furthest left is a bridge whilst far-right stands a viaduct. What would you define the three in the middle as? Here are three suggestions from visitors to Forgotten Relics. |
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The first looks upon a viaduct as being a structure with one or more intermediate supports, unless there's a local convention such as on the Thames where crossings are always known as bridges.
In a similar vein, the second - an experienced railway bridge examiner - generally regards a viaduct as having five or more spans.
The third considers a bridge to be any structure which either crosses a river or only has one span. A viaduct is used to take a railway over a valley.
If you have any other thoughts on this subject, please email us. |
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Opened
1862
Company
Sth Durham & Lancashire Union
Closed
1961
Location
5m E of Kirkby Stephen
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Opened
1898
Company
Great Central
Closed
1966
Location
9m SW of Towcester
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Opened
1894
Company
Cheshire Lines Committee
Closed
1969?
Location
Manchester
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Opened
1903
Company
Lanarkshire & Ayrshire
Closed
1950
Location
3½m SE of Beith
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Opened
1900
Company
London & North Western
Closed
1990
Location
2m NW of Dewsbury
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Opened
1857
Company
London & North Western
Closed
1965
Location
6m SE of Kirkby Lonsdale
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Opened
1861
Company
London & North Western
Closed
1965
Location
2m NW of Sedbergh
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Opened
1863
Company
Midland
Closed
1968
Location
Buxton-Bakewell
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Opened
1847
Company
Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmarnock & Ayr
Closed
1976
Location
2½m NE of Cumnock
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Opened
1878
Company
Great Northern
Closed
1965
Location
2m N of Queensbury
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Opened
1856
Company
Newcastle & Carlisle
Closed
1976
Location
S of Haltwhistle town centre
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Opened
1868
Company
Tees Valley
Closed
1964
Location
5m SE of Middleton-in-Teesdale
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Opened
1877
Company
Great Northern
Closed
1968
Location
1m NE of Ilkeston
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Opened
1861
Company
Portpatrick
Closed
1965
Location
6m N of Gatehouse of Fleet
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Opened
1915
Company
Catterick Camp Military Railway
Closed
1964
Location
3½m SE of Richmond
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Opened
1848
Company
Lancashire & Yorkshire
Closed
1970
Location
½m SE of Bolton town centre
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Opened
1878
Company
North Eastern
Closed
1998
Location
Castleford
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Opened
1898
Company
Great Central
Closed
1966
Location
3m W of Daventry
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Opened
1868
Company
Brecon & Merthyr
Closed
1966
Location
1½m NW of Merthyr Tydfil
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Opened
1904
Company
London & North Western
Closed
1966
Location
4m NW of Dewsbury
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Opened
1909
Company
Dearne Valley
Closed
1966
Location
4m SW of Doncaster
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Opened
1906
Company
Midland
Closed
1968
Location
3½m SW of Wakefield
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Opened
1886
Company
Great North of Scotland
Closed
1968
Location
18m E of Elgin
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Opened
1848
Company
Lancashire & Yorkshire
Closed
1970
Location
1½m SE of Bolton Town Centre
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Opened
1897
Company
Midland
Closed
1984
Location
2½m E of Barnsley
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Opened
1862
Company
Sth Durham & Lancashire Union
Closed
1961
Location
2½m W of Barnard Castle
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Opened
1877
Company
Goods Traffic Committee
Closed
1984
Location
W of Carlisle city centre
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Opened
1878
Company
Great Northern
Closed
1968
Location
N of Derby city centre
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Opened
1882
Company
London & North Western
Closed
1973
Location
2½m N of Wigan
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Opened
1861
Company
Border Union
Closed
1969
Location
1m NW of Carlisle city centre
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Opened
1863
Company
Inverness & Perth Jnc
Closed
1965
Location
8m S of Forres
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Opened
1896
Company
Lancashire, Derbyshire & E Coast
Closed
1980
Location
9m SE of Retford
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Opened
1855
Company
Bideford Extension
Closed
1982
Location
3m W of Barnstaple
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Opened
1863
Company
Sth Durham & Lancashire Union
Closed
1962
Location
6m SW of Bishop Auckland
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Opened
1869
Company
Castle Douglas & Dumfries
Closed
1965
Location
3m SW of Dumfries
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Opened
1903
Company
Lanarkshire & Ayrshire
Closed
1950
Location
3½m SE of Beith
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Opened
1902
Company
Lancashire & Yorkshire
Closed
1991
Location
3m SW of Wakefield
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Opened
1902
Company
Lancashire & Yorkshire
Closed
1991
Location
3m SW of Wakefield
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Opened
1867
Company
Lancashire & Yorkshire
Closed
1995
Location
½m E of Dewsbury town centre
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Opened
1898
Company
Great Central
Closed
1966
Location
4½m N of Brackley
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Opened
1878
Company
Great Northern
Closed
1963
Location
½m SE of Cullingworth
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Opened
1858
Company
Stockton & Darlington
Closed
1969
Location
1½m SW of Consett
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Opened
1879
Company
GN/LNW Joint
Closed
1964
Location
11m E of Leicester
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Opened
1862
Company
Border Counties
Closed
1958
Location
SE of Kielder village
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Opened
1852
Company
Newcastle & Carlisle
Closed
1976
Location
4m SW of Haltwhistle
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Opened
1893
Company
London & North Western
Closed
1985
Location
1½m SE of Warrington
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Opened
1865
Company
Berwickshire
Closed
1965
Location
1½m E of Melrose
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Opened
1861
Company
London & North Western
Closed
1965
Location
5m S of Tebay
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Opened
1868
Company
Tees Valley
Closed
1964
Location
1m SE of Middleton-in-Teesdale
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Opened
1861
Company
London & North Western
Closed
1965
Location
2m NW of Sedbergh
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Opened
1877
Company
Lancashire & Yorkshire
Closed
1964
Location
3m N of Accrington
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Opened
1874
Company
London & South Western
Closed
1985?
Location
2½m SW of Okehampton
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Opened
1862
Company
Sth Durham & Lancashire Union
Closed
1961
Location
½m SE of Kirkby Stephen
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Opened
1876/1874
Company
Wye Valley/Ross & Monmouth
Closed
1964
Location
9m SW of Ross-on-Wye
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Opened
1863
Company
Midland
Closed
1968
Location
3m NW of Bakewell
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Opened
1864
Company
Cockermouth, Keswick & Penrith
Closed
1972
Location
5½m E of Keswick
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Opened
1847
Company
Newcastle & Berwick
Closed
1965
Location
½m S of Norham
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Opened
1857
Company
North Eastern
Closed
1968
Location
N of Bishop Auckland town centre
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Opened
1893
Company
Cheshire Lines Committee
Closed
1982
Location
8m SW of Manchester
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Opened
1862
Company
Sth Durham & Lancashire Union
Closed
1961
Location
½m N of Barnard Castle
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Opened
1861
Company
London & North Western
Closed
1965
Location
1m SW of Sedbergh
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Opened
1862
Company
North British
Closed
1967
Location
6½m SE of Langholm
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Opened
1840
Company
Midland Counties
Closed
1965
Location
NW of Rugby town centre
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Opened
1871
Company
North Eastern
Closed
1982
Location
1½m W of Newcastle city centre
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Opened
1862
Company
North British
Closed
1969
Location
6m S of Hawick
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Opened
1860
Company
Sth Durham & Lancashire Union
Closed
1961
Location
1½m W of Kirkby Stephen
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Opened
1869
Company
Solway Junction
Closed
1921
Location
12m NW of Carlisle
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Opened
1886
Company
Great North of Scotland
Closed
1968
Location
8m E of Elgin
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Opened
1847
Company
York & North Midland
Closed
1965
Location
12m NW of Market Weighton
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Opened
1849
Company
North Eastern
Closed
1955
Location
9m SW of York
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Opened
1860
Company
North British
Closed
1958
Location
3m SW of Kelso
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Opened
1862
Company
North British
Closed
1969
Location
10m N of Carlisle
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Opened
1878
Company
Great Northern
Closed
1965
Location
2m N of Queensbury
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Opened
1850
Company
Manchester, Sheffield & Lincs
Closed
1959
Location
9m NW of Lincoln
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Opened
1849
Company
York, Newcastle & Berwick
Closed
1965
Location
3m NE of Coldstream
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Opened
1875
Company
Lancashire & Yorkshire
Closed
1959
Location
1m W of Elland
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Opened
1849
Company
York, Newcastle & Berwick
Closed
1962
Location
1½m SE of Coldstream
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| One-shot gallery |
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A collection of single photos featuring other disused bridges we've stumbled across on our travels.
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Abandoned monuments, still spanning a gap.
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