Lamington Viaduct
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| Lamington Viaduct | |
| Lanarkshire | |
|---|---|
 Lamington Viaduct | |
| Location | |
| Type: | Railway viaduct |
| Crossing: | River Clyde |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | NS96953015 |
| Location: | 55°33’15"N, 3°38’6"W |
| Structure | |
| Length: | 303 feet |
| Type: | Railway viaduct |
| History | |
| Built 1848 | |
| Information | |
Lamington Viaduct is a Victorian railway viaduct which crosses the River Clyde by Lamington in Lanarkshire. It was built in 1848, and spans the river in a long diagonal, supported on sandstone pillars, low to the water.
The design and position of the viaduct have caused structural problems. A report in 2016 found that the track had deformed because of a number of factors: the pillars were given inadequate foundations, and the position at a bend in the river cause the water to scour the riverbed, underlining the central pillar.[1][2]
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References
- ↑ Report 22/2016: Structural failure at Lamington viaduct: Rail Accident Investigation Branch, 14 November 2016
- ↑ 'Network Rail fined for allowing trains across ‘vulnerable’ viaduct at risk of ‘being washed away': New Civil Engineer, 24 November 2020
- Lamington Viaduct: Railscot
| Bridges and crossings on the River Clyde | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wolfclyde Bridge | Hardington Mains Ford | Lamington Bridge | Lamington Viaduct | Wandel Road Bridge | Clyde's Bridge | Abington Bridge |