Boat o' Brig Viaduct
Location type
Bridge
Name and dates
Boat o^ Brig Viaduct (1858-)
Opened on the Inverness and Aberdeen Junction Railway.
Description
This single track viaduct crosses the River Spey to the east of Orton. Also known as Spey Bridge, one of many, or Orton Bridge.
In case of severe floodwaters, not unknown on the Spey, the bridge has high cutwaters. The bridge is 220yds long with a single metal span approached by stone arches. Joseph Mitchell's original open box girder, through which trains ran. The bridge is 70 ft above the normal river level.
The original bridge was similar to Findhorn Viaduct [Forres].
This girder was replaced in 1906 with a lattice girder section. A temporary signal box was provided during the works. The new girder was manufactured by Head, Wrightson ' Co Ltd,.
Another bridge, the disused Speymouth Viaduct, is further north at Garmouth.
Tags
Viaduct River Spey
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