Alloway Viaduct
Location type
BridgeName and dates
Alloway Viaduct (1906-1968)Opened on the Maidens and Dunure Light Railway (Glasgow and South Western Railway).
Description
This disused single track four arch viaduct over the River Doon is west of Alloway Tunnel (and the former Alloway station).
The central arches are 46 ft long and side arches 10ft. The viaduct is 141 ft long overall and 31 ft high.
The famous 15th century Old Bridge of Doon (Brig O' Doon), of Robert Burns' poem Tam O' Shanter fame, is to the south east.
Local
Robert Burns Birthplace Museum
Tags
Viaduct River Doon
| Nearby stations Alloway Heads of Ayr [2nd] Maybole Junction [Station] Dalrymple Ayr Ayr [2nd] Ayr [1st] Heads of Ayr [1st) Cassillis Newton-on-Ayr Dunure Hollybush Auchincruive Maybole [1st] Prestwick Town | Alloway Tunnel Greenan Siding Alloway Junction Belmont Siding Glengall Siding Dalrymple Junction Tourist/other Alloway Kirk Burns Memorial Old Bridge of Doon Tam O^Shanter Experience Burn^s Cottage Belmont Level Crossing Seafield House Glengall Signal Box Holiday Camp |
| Location names in dark blue are on the same original line. | |
