Carron Water Viaduct
Location type
BridgeName and dates
Carron Water Viaduct (1850-)Opened on the Glasgow, Dumfries and Carlisle Railway.
Description
This is a double track six arch masonry viaduct just south of the former Carronbridge station. The viaduct is 330 ft long overall and 124 ft high.
Known as Carron Water Viaduct, River Carron Viaduct and Carronbridge Viaduct.
Engineer: John Miller.
Tags
Viaduct Carron WaterAliases
River Carron Viaduct Carronbridge ViaductExternal links
Canmore site recordNLS Collection OS map of 1892-1914
NLS Collection OS map of 1944-67
NLS Map
NLS Map
Facilities
Listing: B| Nearby stations Carronbridge Thornhill Closeburn Wanlockhead Glengonnar Kirkland Leadhills Sanquhar Crossford Moniaive Auldgirth Dunscore Ruttonside [Private] Elvanfoot Kirkconnel | Gill Water Viaduct Drumlanrig Tunnel Carronhill Glen (Newlands) Viaduct Enterkin Burn Viaduct Priestcrown Wood Embankment Gatelawbridge Quarry Newton Quarry Cample Water Viaduct Cample Mill Closeburn Quarry Signal Box Mennock Sidings Mennock Water Viaduct Tourist/other Morton Castle Drumlanrig Castle Ardoch Signal Box |
| Location names in dark blue are on the same original line. | |
Books
 An Illustrated History of Carlisle's Railways |  Carlisle To Beattock: including the Dumfries Branch (Scottish Main Lines) |  The Glasgow & South Western Railway a History |
