Spey Viaduct
| Spey Viaduct | |
| Morayshire | |
|---|---|
 The Spey Viaduct | |
| Location | |
| Type: | Railway viaduct |
| Carrying: | footpath |
| Crossing: | River Spey |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | NJ34576421 |
| Location: | 57°39’47"N, 3°5’54"W |
| Structure | |
| Length: | 947 feet 6 inches |
| Type: | Railway viaduct |
| History | |
| Built 1883–1886 | |
| Information | |
The Spey Viaduct, also known as the Garmouth Viaduct, crosses the River Spey close to its mouth in Morayshire. Once a grand, Victorian railway viaduct, in latter days it has been used as a footpath and cycle path, carrying the Moray Coast Trail, the Speyside Way and National Cycle Route 1.[1]
The viaduct was begun in 1883 and completed in 1886: it was built for the Moray Coast Railway, part of the Great North of Scotland Railway.[2]
The engineer was Patrick Barnett, the chief engineer of the Great North of Scotland Railway. This lent it the nickname 'Barnett's Monument'.[1] It has an overall length of 947 feet 6 inches: the great length was necessitated by the width of the valley covered by the many spreading channels of the Spey as it makes its way to the sea.
The viaduct was abandoned when the line was closed in 1968, and later reused to carry a footpath.
On 14 December 2025, the viaduct collapsed.[3][4]
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 The Spey Viaduct: Railscot
- ↑ RCAHMS record of Garmouth, Spey Viaduct
- ↑ 'Historic rail bridge collapses into River Spey': BBC News 14 December 2025
- ↑ Spey Viaduct collapse aftermath in pictures and video: Alisdair Fraser in The Northern Scot, 14 December 2025