Cardrona Viaduct
Location type
BridgeName and dates
Cardrona Viaduct (1864-1962)Opened on the Galashiels, Innerleithen and Peebles Railway (North British Railway).
Description
This single track five arch viaduct was south of the former Cardrona station, crossing the River Tweed.
After line closure the bridge was removed.
The trackbed has been converted into a footpath and for this a replacement footbridge, not on the original site and crossing the river at right angles, has been built.
Tags
Viaduct River Tweed footpath05/11/2019
| Nearby stations Cardrona Innerleithen Walkerburn Peebles [2nd] Peebles [CR] Peebles Old Lyne Thornielee Eddleston Angling Club Cottage Stobo Clovenfords Earlyvale Gate Bowland Stow | Glenormiston Halt Horsbrugh Viaduct Innerleithen Food Depot Siding Waverley Woolen Mills Leithen Mills Haughhead Viaduct Peebles Gasworks [Eshiels] Eshiels Tunnel Tweeddale Mill Tweedholm Mill Tourist/other Cardrona House Glenormiston House Robert Smail^s Printing Works The Glen Peebles Hydro |
| Location names in dark blue are on the same original line. | |
News items
| 05/11/2023 | Woodend Bridge deck project begins on multi-use path [Border Telegraph] |
Books
 Forgotten Railways: Scotland |  Peebles Railways |
