Shin Railway Viaduct
| Shin Railway Viaduct | |
| Ross-shire, Sutherland | |
|---|---|
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| Location | |
| Carrying: | Far North Line |
| Crossing: | Kyle of Sutherland |
| Location | |
| Location: | 57°55’26"N, 4°24’4"W |
| Structure | |
| Main span: | 230 ft |
| History | |
| Built 1868 | |
| Information | |
The Shin Railway Viaduct (also known as the Invershin Viaduct or Oykel Viaduct) is a railway viaduct that crosses the Kyle of Sutherland, connecting Ross-shire to Sutherland. The viaduct carries the Far North Line between Inverness and Wick and Thurso.[1] Invershin railway station is at the north-eastern end of the viaduct, while Culrain railway station is a short distance to the south.
History
It was built for the Sutherland Railway by engineers Joseph Mitchell and Murdoch Paterson.[2]
The railway opened to traffic on 13 April 1868.[3]
Design
It crosses the river with a single 230-ft span, 20 ft longer than that used at the Dalguise Viaduct by Mitchell four years earlier.[1] The deck which carries the track sits on top of rather than between the truss girders.[1] There are two semicircular stone arches in the approach viaduct to the south, and three to the north.[2]
A footbridge was added to the northern side of the viaduct in 2000. This is now part of National Cycle Network Route 1.
References
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- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Paxton, Roland; Shipway, J. (2007). Civil Engineering Heritage Scotland: Highlands and islands. Thomas Telford for the Institution of Civil Engineers. p. 213. ISBN 978-0-7277-3488-4. https://books.google.com/books?id=rVbbAAAAMAAJ.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Hume, John R. (1977). The Industrial Archaeology of Scotland: The Highlands and Islands. Macmillan of Canada. p. 312. https://books.google.com/books?id=HxEBAAAAMAAJ.
- ↑ "Shin Railway Viaduct". scotlandsplaces.gov.uk. http://www.scotlandsplaces.gov.uk/record/rcahms/13013/shin-railway-viaduct/rcahms?item=498664. Retrieved 2 January 2015.