Arthington Viaduct
| Arthington Viaduct | |
| Yorkshire West Riding | |
|---|---|
 Arthington Viaduct | |
| Location | |
| Type: | Railway viaduct |
| Carrying: | Harrogate Line railway |
| Crossing: | River Wharfe |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | SE26344558 |
| Location: | 53°54’21"N, 1°36’2"W |
| Structure | |
| Type: | Railway viaduct |
| History | |
| Built 1845 - 1849 | |
| Information | |
Arthington Viaduct, also known as the Wharfedale Viaduct, carries the Harrogate Line across the Wharfe valley between Arthington and Castley in the West Riding of Yorkshire. It is a Grade II listed structure.[1]
The viaduct was built, between 1845 and 1849, in a curve some 500 yards in length, with 21 semi-circular arches on high piers. Construction was supervised by Chief Engineer of the Thirsk Railway Thomas Grainger, who built the line from Leeds to Stockton-on-Tees by way of Harrogate and Thirsk. The foundation stone was laid on 31 March 1846 by Henry Cowper Marshall, Chairman of Leeds and Thirsk Railway Company and the line opened on 10 July 1849 when the nearby Bramhope Tunnel, another key component of the line, was complete. In excess of 50,000 tons of stone were used in its construction.
Dimensions
- Span of arch: 60 feet
- Rise of arch: 21 feet
- Greatest height: 90 feet
- Lowest height: 60 feet
- Length of viaduct: 1,510 feet
- Width of way: 30 feet[2]
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References
- ↑ National Heritage List 1253368: Wharfedale Viaduct (Grade II listing)
- ↑ "Wharfedale (Arthington) Viaduct". National Railway Museum. http://www.nrm.org.uk/OurCollection/Art/CollectionItem.aspx?objid=1991-7080&pageNo=196. Retrieved 12 January 2016.