Kielder Viaduct
Kielder Viaduct consists of seven semi-circular masonry skew arches and was built in 1862 by the North British Railway to carry the Border Counties Line across marshy land, which following flooding to create Kielder Water, became the place where Deadwater Burn joins Bakethin Reservoir. Now closed to rail traffic, the bridge is currently used as a footpath.
Kielder Viaduct | |
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Kielder skew viaduct, built to carry the Border Counties Railway over Deadwater Burn | |
| Coordinates | 55.2247°N 2.5799°W |
| OS grid reference | NY632924 |
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| Crosses | Deadwater Burn |
| Locale | Northumberland |
| Owner | Northumberland & Newcastle Society |
| Heritage status | Scheduled monument |
| Characteristics | |
| Design | Skew arch viaduct |
| Material | Stone |
| Total length | 392 ft (119 m) |
| Longest span | Seven spans of 40 ft (12 m) |
| No. of spans | 7 |
| Piers in water | 3 |
| History | |
| Designer | John Furness Tone |
| Construction start | 1858 |
| Construction end | 1862 |
| Opened | 1862 |
| Closed | 1 September 1958, as a railway |
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