Broomhill Viaduct
Location type
BridgeName and dates
Broomhill Viaduct (1904-1968)Opened on the Mid Lanark Lines (Caledonian Railway).
Description
Also known as Larkhall Viaduct, Avon Viaduct, Millheugh, or Morgan Glen Viaduct. This disused viaduct is south of Larkhall station.
This was the highest railway viaduct in Scotland, standing 170 ft high (or 174 ft, sources vary). It is 530 ft long with six steel truss spans on stone piers. It still stands, out of use.
The viaduct was built to allow possible doubling, but carried a single track. Approaching earthworks were also built to accommodate a second track.
To the south were two aborted branches; one to Plotcock (to the west) and another to Kittymuir (to the east). Earthworks for the former were completed and for the latter only close to the junction. Neither was brought into use (possibly because planned mining developments were not proceeded with).
It closed to passengers in 1965 and to freight, coal traffic from Auchlochan No 6 Colliery, in 1968, closing completely.
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ViaductAliases
Larkhall Viaduct Avon Viaduct [Larkhall] Morgan Glen ViaductExternal links
Canmore site recordNLS Collection OS map of 1892-1914
NLS Collection OS map of 1944-67
NLS Map
12/05/2022
| Nearby stations Larkhall Larkhall East Merryton Dalserf Stonehouse [Lanarkshire] Quarter Ferniegair [3rd] Chatelherault Quarter Junction Ferniegair [1st] Ferniegair [2nd] Glassford Netherburn Meikle Earnock Halt Wishaw South | Quarry Fairholm Colliery Shaft Plotcock Mine Colliery Raploch Colliery Nos 1 and 2 Tip Quarter Collieries No 2 Pit Struther Colliery No 5 Pit Struther Colliery Avon Sanitary Engineering Works Swinehill Junction Birkenshaw Brick Works Quarter Collieries No 1 Pit Tourist/other Plotcock Castle |
| Location names in dark blue are on the same original line. | |
